Re:Confessions of a Bitcoin Widow
by alexpotato on Tuesday February 15, 2022 @12:57PM
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Something similar happened with cannabis related businesses in the US.
Since essentially ALL banks are FDIC insured, taking money from a business selling cannabis, which is illegal under Federal law, is prohibited. There have been multiple documentary/news show episodes about this.
Interesting side fact, NPR Planet Money did a special where they tried to find a bank that was NOT FDIC insured. They picked the smallest single physical location bank they could find but even that bank was FDIC insured.
Keeping the cash at home wasn’t a good idea, but being blocked from using traditional solutions necessitated that they build their own.