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Because Voyager has tried to position itself as a crypto-based alternative to banking. From the front page: > Build your wealth > Earn up to 12% annual reward
by thr0wawayf00 4y ago
Because Voyager has tried to position itself as a crypto-based alternative to banking. From the front page:
> Build your wealth
> Earn up to 12% annual rewards. Beat your bank by earning top rewards each month on 39 digital assets with no lockups.
They explicitly touted their benefits over using a traditional bank before they issued this notice. They also issued debit cards that they are now deactivating.
Fundamentally, crypto has staked its future on replacing the banking system, citing various issues with the Fed, etc. But the regulatory environment in banking (the FDIC) creates a much more stable environment in which to transact than these platforms do.
- teraflop 4y agoIn particular, the Voyager home page says that "USD" and "cash" deposits are FDIC-insured, while the debit card landing page talks about how you can earn rewards while "spend[ing] USD Coin like cash". I can easily imagine a naive consumer coming away from this with the incorrect impression that USD Coin deposits, being equivalent to USD, are insured to the same extent.
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