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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deposit_insurance#European_Union https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deposit_insurance#European_Uni... typically 100k€ per person _and b
by rendx 4y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deposit_insurance#European_Union https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deposit_insurance#European_Uni... typically 100k€ per person _and bank_, but e.g. Germany has voluntary mechanisms that protect (cash) assets way beyond that limit:
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bundesverband_deutscher_Banken https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bundesverband_deutscher_Banken provide 5m€ per individual and 50m€ protection for commercial customers
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicherungseinrichtung_des_Bundesverbandes_der_Deutschen_Volksbanken_und_Raiffeisenbanken https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicherungseinrichtung_des_Bund... and https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institutssicherung_der_Sparkassen,_Landesbanken_und_Landesbausparkassen https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institutssicherung_der_Sparkas... provide unlimited insurance
You do not need "many options" if the default is already safe. It also means the risk of bank runs is a lot smaller in the first place.