We invented banks because we can't keep our own funds safe. Humans need help managing their funds.
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Bitcoin = “Be your own bank.”
Bitcoin = “Remove counterparty risk.”
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These two values are marginalized or surrendered by saying “people need banks” and “trust someone else’s server”.
A person is free, of course, to move *away* from Bitcoin’s unique capabilites.
Just disappointed that the company enabling the move might be Block.