25 sats \ 3 replies \ @Rex 5 Jan 2023 \ on: Celsius Network Wins Ownership Rights to Customer Crypto Deposits | WSJ bitcoin
The money deposited in the bank is also the bank's. If the bank goes bankrupt, the bank will also give priority to repaying other creditors, not depositors.
Well, in many countries there is insurance on traditional bank accounts that guarantee some level of bank account deposits. In the U.S., there is the FDIC:
FDIC deposit insurance covers $250,000 "per depositor, per FDIC-insured bank, per ownership category.
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https://www.bankrate.com/banking/savings/ways-to-insure-excess-deposits/#other
That doesn't mean if your bank becomes insolvent you will immediately have access to the funds you had deposited but it does mean you have that much that is "backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government."
At least that's how it is supposed to work. Bank bail-ins are possible at some point and would occur through sneaky means (e.g., where your bank balance is frozen but you can obtain that amount through some digital dollar / CBDC which is not the same as your bank funds).
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Your money still belongs to the bank, what you get is an insurance claim.
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Your money still belongs to the bank,
What happens once they are insolvent can go many directions, but it's not the bank that decides what happens with their funds and assets once they are taken over.
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