Today marks the 15th anniversary since Satoshi Nakamoto created the #Bitcoin genesis block.
One of the most significant moments in crypto history.
Happy birthday to Bitcoin! ๐
@TheStalwart ..that is right deposits are actually a combination of fiat money M0 and private bank credit (which are liabilities on a banks balance sheet). Now you see how banks use their credit that they can create out of thin are when then lend in order to increase the money supply....
@TheStalwart ...this process thus leads to the slow (or maybe fast) disintegration of bank reserves and deposits in a countries banking system. Most G20 countries' money supply @90%+ is in M1 otherwise known as bank deposits (which in this case is an combination of cash + bank loans).....
@TheStalwart ..or hold physical gold when saving instead paying a bank. At least gold has a long-term positive correlation to inflation (which will be much higher in any country that has NIRP since their currency will fall against those that have higher interest rates even higher NIRP)...
@TheStalwart pass on this cost to depositors in order to retain its interest rate spread. This is a disincentive for bank depositors who may choose to put their cash into non-bank providers that are not part of the banking system or they may just deal in cash to settle their transactions...
@TheStalwart So how does NIRP effect the payment system on which an entire economy depends on. Well If central bank no longer pay banks to hold reserves then banks will no longer deposit cash (fiat money) with said central bank or if it costs banks to hold cash with a central bank it has to..
@TheStalwart ..offered to depositors (which the borrow) and the interest rate offered by central banks in holding reserves ( deposits lent to central bank).
@TheStalwart ....a bank would normally be paid an rate of interest to hold reserves with a central bank thus their is a business model for banks to act as payment providers to economic agents such a private persons and businesses since they earn an interest rate spread between interest rate..
@TheStalwart ....it is this "netting" that creates the system called fractional reserve banking, since banks only have to hold a fraction of reserves to fulfill these payments on a daily basis...
@TheStalwart ....our payment system and NIRP: The payment system is the only reason for banking. It enables banks to facilitate the settlement of transactions between economic agents using bank credit. Bank credit is then settled between banks for central bank reserves using a netting....
@TheStalwart A number of things that you completely overlook -maybe due to your lack of understanding of banking, which is not a criticism since most people;p even CFA's do not understand our payment system and banking, two different but interrelated things....