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And more concrete example for the banking system is a recent bank failures. The Fed and FDIC have effectively given notice to the banking system that crypto is
by kyrra 4y ago
And more concrete example for the banking system is a recent bank failures. The Fed and FDIC have effectively given notice to the banking system that crypto is disfavored. See:
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/signatures-seized-assets-sold-without-105833351.html https://finance.yahoo.com/news/signatures-seized-assets-sold...
> FDIC had told potential bidders that "any buyer of Signature must agree to give up all the crypto business at the bank."
And one of the members of Signature Banks board also claimed the FDIC shut them down without the bank being insolvent. See: https://www.wsj.com/articles/signature-bank-new-york-community-bancorp-flagstar-bank-crypto-barney-frank-fdic-9b825e2e https://www.wsj.com/articles/signature-bank-new-york-communi...
You can bet banks will be avoiding crypto.
- brookst 4y agoI’m not sure it’s surprising or undesirable for heavily regulated banks that rely on government support in both good and bad times are avoiding a highly speculative and unregulated asset class that has a history of ponzu schemes and other frauds.