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by JumpCrisscross 1041 days ago
> same as any "bank" that holds usd

Banks are competing for deposits; this rate pressure is already hitting earnings. And they take maturity-transformation risk. PayPal has found ersatz depositors without depositor protections who will accept zero yield in a high-yield environment. They could literally just roll into Treasury bills and overnight funding and ink a decent profit.