Re: Should banks offer Bitcoin custody and payment services?

Remember Cyprus.

that was not really a bank, now was it. I am talking more about banks such as: Barclays, Bank Of America. Standard Bank, etc.

The money wasn't stolen from piggy banks and matresses, was it?

And no bank can be trusted.

Banks Face a Storm of Investigations and Litigation

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-11-14/2014-outlook-banks-face-investigations-and-litigation

yes, very true. Good thing to I would say.

Still, Banks can't operate like Mark Karpelès did. He does seem to have a nice appartment though ;-)