Bank Of America Admits That Cryptocurrency Threatens Its Business Model

in cryptocurrency •  7 years ago  (edited)


Said every bank ever

Yet another massive financial institution has come forward and said what we're all thinking: cryptocurrency is changing the world.

Bank of America released their annual report a few days ago which listed a range of risk factors that the NC-based bank faces as we move into 2018. Our good friend crypto made the list.

The American bank, well known for it's zealous overdrafting policy, had recently issued a bank-wide rule preventing its customers from using credit cards to purchase crypto. This rule was set in place allegedly to "protect" its customers.

Come on Bank of America - we all know what you're really trying to protect.

“[C]lients may choose to conduct business with other market participants who engage in business or offer products in areas we deem speculative or risky, such as cryptocurrencies,” the bank said in the filing.

Later in the report, the bank stated the obvious yet again. This time, they admitted that new technology such as crypto payment systems could require them to spend lots of money trying to keep up with startups run by teenagers in their parents' basement:

“The widespread adoption of new technologies, including internet services, cryptocurrencies and payment systems, could require substantial expenditures to modify or adapt our existing products and services,” it said.

Captain Obvious Bank of America also wrote in their report that the decentralized nature of cryptocurrency would make it much more difficult for them to comply with anti-money laundering regulations.

“Emerging technologies, such as cryptocurrencies, could limit our ability to track the movement of funds. Our ability to comply with these laws is dependent on our ability to improve detection and reporting capabilities and reduce variation in control processes and oversight accountability.”

Despite these worries, Bank of America has also applied for various patents related to cryptocurrency in the past few years. Although they haven't actually done anything with these patents (as far as we know), they've mentioned that system-wide adoption of crypto is unlikely to happen.

I for one, don't feel the slightest bit bad about Bank of America. I made the mistake opening an account there several years ago and they tried to charge me hundreds of dollars in late fees.

I will say, though, that if you go complain on their official Twitter account, you do get great customer service!

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  ·  7 years ago (edited)

Well, it's not just the bank of America. Pretty every bank is shaking, because they see, there are alternatives to them and they can't play anymore with every people's money.
I think, that they will get what they deserve.

Well said, they do deserve it.

They should adopt it carefully or become another nokia.

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As one of the criminal banks, it is time for them to fold and disappear. Needless to say, it is not just BOA feeling the heat but the majority of the banks are all in the same psychological boat.

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I think we will see more negative media on crypto. It is the central banks worst nightmare!

nice

  ·  7 years ago Reveal Comment

Interesting piece of news. Crypto is here to stay. We just went through a whirlwind of FUD funded by the likes of these banks possibly.

Nice post

Yup, that's why there is more negative news of crypto.
All banks fear crypto is the future and it would harm them for sure.

Nice

You know... it's always going to baffle me that even though these companies can smell the winds of change, they decide to fight the wind rather than adapt to the changes. They have such a huge financial advantage, if they invested heavily early on, they'd could be leaps and bounds ahead of most competition, but they fight and fight, until their product becomes so disused that they either fold, or they make a last ditch effort to jump on the caboose as the train leaves, and usually they just end up getting a face full of railroad tie, and the company goes bye-bye. @yallapapi

Very good

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LOL, so they finally admit that their own business model is totally broken.

Interesting

Mahalos for the great article. The banks are trying not to see the disruption the blockchain is having on the world. They have everything to lose and very little to gain. They see their opportunities to take advantage of us slowly going away.

They’re scared of his technology.

My brain doesn’t really know how to distinguish between laundering. Just playing with money in different ways. I can empathize do with a decision to stop allowing credit cards to purchase crypto....except that you can gamble at a casino with a credit card....

They seem to be fine with dangerous speculative behavior that they stand to benefit from. Or maybe I’M crazy?

They were pretty smart to ban the use of credit cards to purchase cryptocurrency. In the end, they'll have to accept cryptocurrency, regardless of their thoughts on it right at this moment.

Bend over America!

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