Quote from: CurbsideProphet on June 19, 2014, 06:35:08 PM

Quote from: cuddaloreappu on June 19, 2014, 03:30:46 PM

As we move into bitcoin economy , where there is merchant adoption universally and you are able to buy anything with bitcoin, there is no point an average guy would put his savings in a bank, He could save even a million dollars worth of money in a encrypted paper wallet.

Now banks will lose all the minimum balance that it recommends for having an account, Now banks will not have any money to loan out and hence the entire banking system collapses.

On the other side bitcoin 2.0 applications like counterparty, ethereum will enable crowdfunding and other financial derivatives and decentralized exchanges which will affect the investment banks. Because you don't rely on a central institution like banks to raise your capital.

What other ways could banks face disruption by bitcoin?

Banks fulfill more roles than just merchant services and depository accounts. For instance, most businesses (large and small) need working capital lines of credit, loans for capital expenditures, etc..

It's not just business that rely on loans (DEBT) to survive, our entire house of cards economy does, from the biggest bank all the way down to the poorest consumers! That's all because the fractional reserve banking scam has MADE IT THAT WAY!

Bitcoin is the antidote to the cancer of debt-for-profit! Two videos everyone must see are: The biggest scam in history & Capitalism hits the fan.