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>We really can't have centralized entities issuing stable coins, can we. You can. It's called a 'bank' and they're heavily regulated. Instead, what crypto ha
by unyttigfjelltol 5y ago
>We really can't have centralized entities issuing stable coins, can we.
You can. It's called a 'bank' and they're heavily regulated.
Instead, what crypto has are wildcat banks. You've never heard that term because when they existed, 150 years ago, "[b]ank closures and outright scams regularly occurred, leaving people with worthless money."[1] Sound familiar?
[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildcat_banking https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildcat_banking
- jameshart 5y agoThat’s an absolutely fascinating Wikipedia rabbit hole. I would pay good money to read a Neal Stephenson book set among Michigan wildcat bankers and railroad venture capitalists in the 1830s…