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		qq66 on Oct 10, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Coinbase now storing 87% of customer funds offline Pretty cool to think about designing a bank from the ground up without any pre-existing conceptions or regulations.

jellicle on Oct 10, 2012 | [–]

Cool, but also stupid, in the same way that designing a bridge without any pre-existing concept of engineering would be cool, but stupid.

onetwothreefour on Oct 10, 2012 | [–]

And yet, they're storing the data in a security deposit box at a bank. :D

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