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USDC just holds 90% in government treasuries custodied by blackrock & 10% in cash in a "too big to fail" US bank that's systemically important. Your local bank
by qqqult 2y ago
USDC just holds 90% in government treasuries custodied by blackrock & 10% in cash in a "too big to fail" US bank that's systemically important.
Your local bank has a 0% reserve requirement[1]. Ofc it'll most likely get bailed out by the FDIC (by taxpayers) in case of emergency but US regulated stablecoins are in no way more risky than US banks
1: https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/reservereq.htm#:~:text=As%20announced%20on%20March%2015,requirements%20for%20all%20depository%20institutions https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/reservereq.htm....
- beaglesss 2y agoProblem is that's held by a private entity, and if coin holders are defrauded no one will be bailing them out, unlike bank depositor or Treasury note holder.