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Exactly, it's bizarre to read about the wildcat banking era in the US and why the Fed was created while simultaneously looking around at the rate of mainstream

Exactly, it's bizarre to read about the wildcat banking era in the US and why the Fed was created while simultaneously looking around at the rate of mainstream crypto scams and institutional failures nowadays. The Fed sure isn't without its issues, but it was created to solve the exact problems that we're now seeing proliferate via the crypto space.

IG_Semmelweiss 4y ago
I don't think this is correct. The FED was created in 1913 for a very specific reason - to counter the Panic of 1907 by creating a banker of last resort. It did nothing to curb the banker speculation that led to the panic of 1907 Witness LTCM, Web bubble, Subprime crisis, all fueled by banks willing to lend and overextend themselves beyond margin. The 1913 ACT did not change that one bit except make the speculators never "lose" The FED did nothing to resolve speculation, if anything, bubbles are worse and now they are worldwide thanks to them and their low rates.
- MrMan 4y ago
  in my town in the 19th and early 20th centuries there were numerous bak runs where local people were wiped out. we collectively decided to take steps to make that much much less likely to happen
- thr0wawayf00 4y ago
  > Witness LTCM, Web bubble, Subprime crisis, all fueled by banks willing to lend and overextend themselves beyond margin. This was addressed under Glass Steagall by creating the FDIC and ushering in the fractional banking system, which kept commercial and investment banking separate and imposing liquidity requirements and a review system on banks. This legislation was later repealed during the Clinton administration and was largely seen as one of the key mistakes that led to the 2008 crisis. That doesn't mean that the Fed is failure now and should be completely done away with. The runs we're seeing on crypto exchanges are very similar to what the Fed was created to avoid.
  - eunos 4y ago
    > This legislation was later repealed during the Clinton administration Repealed by congress which was controlled by GOP at that time.

IG_Semmelweiss 4y ago

I don't think this is correct. The FED was created in 1913 for a very specific reason - to counter the Panic of 1907 by creating a banker of last resort. It did nothing to curb the banker speculation that led to the panic of 1907 Witness LTCM, Web bubble, Subprime crisis, all fueled by banks willing to lend and overextend themselves beyond margin. The 1913 ACT did not change that one bit except make the speculators never "lose" The FED did nothing to resolve speculation, if anything, bubbles are worse and now they are worldwide thanks to them and their low rates.

MrMan 4y ago
in my town in the 19th and early 20th centuries there were numerous bak runs where local people were wiped out. we collectively decided to take steps to make that much much less likely to happen
thr0wawayf00 4y ago
> Witness LTCM, Web bubble, Subprime crisis, all fueled by banks willing to lend and overextend themselves beyond margin. This was addressed under Glass Steagall by creating the FDIC and ushering in the fractional banking system, which kept commercial and investment banking separate and imposing liquidity requirements and a review system on banks. This legislation was later repealed during the Clinton administration and was largely seen as one of the key mistakes that led to the 2008 crisis. That doesn't mean that the Fed is failure now and should be completely done away with. The runs we're seeing on crypto exchanges are very similar to what the Fed was created to avoid.
- eunos 4y ago
  > This legislation was later repealed during the Clinton administration Repealed by congress which was controlled by GOP at that time.