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0 pointswhataretensors7y ago0 comments

> We tried the "anyone can issue money" model in the 1800s, all it led to was bank runs and scams.

And now it's back with technology behind it. A lot of people call ICOs scams. What's the equivalent bank run? Perhaps a panic flee from fiat reserves?

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pjc507y ago

The equivalent is exit scams and flash crashes; a lot of people keep pointing out that Tether is a non backed token pretending to be a backed one.

paulgb7y ago

> What's the equivalent bank run?

Bitconnect is sure to be one of the first of many examples. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitconnect

whataretensorsOP7y ago

I'm more curious how the sporadic economy and capital flight will hit our existing centralized structures. They haven't been load tested against hyper-liquidity of cryptocurrency with mass adoption.

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