The Viability of Bitcoin In A Full-Reserve Banking Scenario
Bitcoin could be an interesting option to tackle full-reserve banking in the financial industry. The way this could work is by using Bitcoin as a hedge against banks, and assets could be accounted for on the blockchain. Transparency in full-reserve banking is of the essence, yet it is also one trait most banks are lacking right now. Bitcoin is often referred to as being many things, ranging from a commodity to currency, and even a solution to solving all of the financial trouble in unbanked and underbanked regions. But very few people believe Bitcoin has the potential to change reserve....
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Circle, a cryptocurrency fintech services company, announced it intends to become a full-reserve national commercial bank. This would bring a set of responsibilities and duties to the company equal to those of other mainstream banks: having to report to the Federal Reserve, U.S. Treasury, OCC, and the FDIC. However, it would also put the company in a unique position to link blockchain and traditional finance. Circle Aiming to Become Full-Reserve Bank Circle, a cryptocurrency fintech services company part of the Centre consortium, the issuer of USD Coin, has revealed in a blog post....
As we continue to debate the proper roles of crypto and lending, bitcoin full reserve can be the future for credit and commerce.
The United States Federal Reserve is studying the impact of online payment options such as PayPal and Bitcoin to determine potential risks associated with them. The Bitcoin community is apprehensive following recent comments of Federal Reserve Vice Chair Janet Yellen, who said, "We have been talking at the Fed and with banking organizations, trying to more carefully understand what the concerns are with these new payment mechanisms". While that comment was made in response to a question regarding regulatory scrutiny over online payment providers such as PayPal, Bitcoin users are fearful,....
Most people in the Bitcoin community agree that the digital currency has the ability to render fractional reserve banking impossible, but not everyone agrees on whether or not this development would be a good thing. The skeptics worry that without fractional reserve banking, it will somehow be impossible for banks to make loans. Taking this ability from....