Re:Binance sees $2B in outflows as troubles compound
by SketchySeaBeast on Wednesday March 29, 2023 @07:31AM
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Why would all the money flow there? Assuming the $250k insurance level remained the majority of Americans could happily keep their money in riskier banks and earning interest instead of paying fees.
Re:Binance sees $2B in outflows as troubles compound
by kevinak on Thursday April 06, 2023 @03:43PM
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Most of the money in the system is well in excess of $250k accounts though. And the FEDs insurance fund is laughably small. Not a lot of people have to move there money to cause a major cascade (see SVB for example).
There was actually a recent case where one bank (Custodia) tried to do this - they wanted to charge fees instead of gambling with their clients money. But the FED denied their application. They say it’s because they wanted to service crypto companies - but how would that even be a problem if they’ve always got all the deposits at hand. It smells fishy.