I still don’t think people truly understand what is happening to banks.

I keep seeing headlines like “The Bank of _____ is now offering crypto services”.

I laugh.

Once a bank turns someone’s FIAT money into crypto, the bank will never get it back.

You can then send your crypto to a yield farming service and get 9%-19% APY on your funds.

Imagine keeping your money in a bank after learning this.

The banks are allowing this big shiny trojan horse into their systems, not truly understanding the freedom it will bring to humanity.

Crypto is a golden off-ramp to get your money out of [their] system.

The word Crypto freaks people out. I believe you are talking about a stablecoin like USDC That is 1 to 1 to the US dollar. Safe from the crypto markets.

I know you know this stuff but figured I would expand it a bit so everyone can understand.

Current 'Banks' will become 'Farms' as they wont have a choice but to adapt to DeFi. Many will just fail.

If you keep $1000 (USD) in a Banks savings account they will pay you $5 a year

If you keep $1000 (USDC) in a Farm it will earn you $90 a year.

If you try to take $10k in cash you have to declare @ airports.

No restrictions with a digital ledger. You can take your money with you everywhere. You have FULL ownership of your funds. The crypto market is full of scammers for that reason. Everyone trying to get your money.

Most coins are going to fail. Utility is king in the blockchain space. Only the useful will survive.

XRP is setting up nicely 2 b the onramp for Bank's Fiat. Lawsuit taking longer but gives opportunity.
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But will we be able to carry it in our pocket and exchange it for services without any tracking, or will it all be digital? That's the issue for me. I don't want to be forced to use a trackable currency.

Yea u would be able to off load your money off the ledger and carry it with you. the USD is not going away.. Its going through metamorphosis right now. The new money will tied to gold.. much like what Russia did with rubles recently. Think of the ledger as the bank.. the bank charges you , has all this power and no ledger to be accountable for literally causing economic crisis of 2008 because of the power of currency creation they have currently. With the ledger tied to their system, they now have to be accountable.. Just because blockchain exists and these coins exist doesnt mean paper money is going away. I think the two of them will coexist peacefully together in symbiotic relationship ... Paper for the people who prefer to trasact without ledger and people who need to pay or transfer money without payment processor or bank transaction fees

Thank you! That's such a relief. I appreciate you taking the time to explain this for me.