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[-] bestagon@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago

It exists to cover bank runs and it is your money. There is nothing wrong with wanting your money in any given moment. That’s just my take though, I’m not a lawyer.

I think it’d basically defeat its preventative purpose though if a story got out that people weren’t covered, even in an engineered bank run. What if you’re not in on the plot? What if it happens tomorrow at your bank? Are you just fucked too? Better withdraw all your money to be safe

[-] WoodScientist@sh.itjust.works 5 points 16 hours ago

What a potentially powerful tool of protest. Imagine if you got a movement of a few million people. They all move to a target bank. A few months later, they all demand their full account liquidation. Then you move on to the next megabank. One by one, drop them like flies.

[-] KinglyWeevil@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 hours ago

With a few million people it doesn't even need to be a specific bank. It would cause an enormous problem. Especially since we're used to assets being digital these days. Request enough actual physical cash and it would rapidly reach a breaking point.

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