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> Like what, people are just going to give you money without you doing anything? That’s disingenuous. When you put money into a high yield savings account, or
by ryanSrich 4y ago
> Like what, people are just going to give you money without you doing anything?
That’s disingenuous. When you put money into a high yield savings account, or even into a fiat backed 1:1 stablecoin you’re doing something. You’re providing liquidity. A high yield savings account (2-4%) or yield on a fiat backed 1:1 stablecoin (5-8%) is risky in the sense that you need to trust a bank (or exchange), but that’s eased by FDIC (which some exchanges like Gemini have [1]).
1. https://www.gemini.com/dollar https://www.gemini.com/dollar
- lottin 4y agoProviding liquidity doesn't mean anything. You need to think things through before putting your money into schemes you don't understand.
- fshbbdssbbgdd 4y agoYou’re saying that there’s an account with FDIC coverage that pays 5-8% returns? Please provide a link. This doesn’t line up with my understanding of banking regulations. The current risk-free return of a callable loan on dollars is less than 1%, so I don’t see how the FDIC would agree to guarantee 5-8%.
- alasdair_ 4y agoThe current i-bond rate is 9.68% If you are a us citizen, you can buy $10k per year from treasurydirect.gov It’s “risk free” in that it’s guaranteed by the us treasury.
- fshbbdssbbgdd 4y agoThe I-bond is subsidized by the US government. Its rate has no relevance to the FDIC. They are great though! I strongly encourage anyone who is eligible to park money there before they give it to Gemini!
- ryanSrich 4y agoThe link is literally in the comment you’re replying to
- fshbbdssbbgdd 4y agoThis page makes it clear that funds in Gemini Earn are not insured: https://support.gemini.com/hc/en-us/articles/360056367771-Are-the-Crypto-Moved-to-Earn-Insured- https://support.gemini.com/hc/en-us/articles/360056367771-Ar... I don’t blame you for getting that impression, though. The Gemini dollar marketing page talks about earning high yields, and it talks about FDIC protection. It doesn’t explicitly mention whether you can get the yields and the insurance as the same time, but the answer is no.
- mrep 4y agoQuoting vel0city [0]: From their site: > ¹ FDIC insurance applies only to the USD reserve funds. GUSD exist as ERC-20 tokens on the Ethereum blockchain; tokens are under the user’s self-custody, and are not insured through Gemini. So if you send them USD, they'll hold your USD in an FDIC insured account. If you hold GUSD, and it turns out GUSD is a fraud or is otherwise insolvent, your SOL. [0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28147244 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28147244