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I'm going to be frank, this looks incredibly pretentious. That said, I'm a really big fan of these new online only banks popping up and once I read the fine pri

• skh 8y ago
  The page reminded me of Fyre Festival. Probably since the two documentaries about Fyre Festival are being talked about. I'm skeptical they can deliver. I hope to be proven wrong.
• wuunderbar 8y ago
  Agreed. I find a lot of the marketing to be gimmicky and super played out. However, I thought the same of Robinhood when it was first announced and that turned out pretty decent.
  • rfinney 8y ago
    "The change also raised more questions about the future of Robinhood’s cash management accounts, which attracted the attention of U.S. senators after it was revealed that Robinhood had not consulted federal regulators about insuring the cash accounts." https://www.marketwatch.com/story/robinhood-quietly-stops-users-from-signing-up-for-cash-accounts-amid-scrutiny-from-regulators-2018-12-31 https://www.marketwatch.com/story/robinhood-quietly-stops-us... Turns out it was a gimmick.
    • orthecreedence 8y ago
      I think he was talking about the very beginning of Robin Hood, as in a no-commissions stock trading app, not the recent Robin Hood savings account debacle. That said, Robin Hood will now forever in my mind be painted as "the company who didn't check with their lawyer before they started a bank."