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Re:Small Investors Who Jumped into Crypto on FTX Say, Now What? by Animatronio on Monday December 05, 2022 @08:19PM (#33874594)
He got the money from selling his house. And 6.5% is very cunning in that it's not significantly above what a bank would offer on a deposit (7-8% and even more are available in EU at least) but it's also not preposterous like 38% available right now on Hex. So I'm guessing he thought he was smart and NOT greedy by going with a lower return in exchange for perceived safety.
Re:Small Investors Who Jumped into Crypto on FTX Say, Now What? by bathory on Monday December 05, 2022 @08:57PM (#33874885)
Making it sound like you can get this rate for Euros by saying in EU is dishonest.

You should mention for which currency this holds, not mention a whole continent.

Re:Small Investors Who Jumped into Crypto on FTX Say, Now What? by Animatronio on Tuesday December 06, 2022 @12:18PM (#33883592)
Not every country in the EU (27 countries) is also in the Euro area (19 countries) - some still have their own currency. Interest rates for commercial banks are probably a little under the national banks' rate, which in turn is dependent on the inflation.