[imron]

> but it can also be frozen due to the whims of the bank, garnished by the IRS, taken by wire fraud...

If given the choice between the whims of banks vs the whims of cryptocurrency speculators, and the potential for wire-fraud vs the potential for wholesale 'hackfraud', I think I'll take the whims of the banks please.

[mhluongo]

Obviously it's early. No reason there we can't have. Stable store of value as cryptocurrencies mature.

Regarding bank whims, if you're a properly banked person who's never had an issue, great. If you've never had trouble with the IRS or anyone else who can take your money by force- great. But that's not everyone.