More to think about26 Oct 2018 00:01
As it stood, a customer would make a payment which was converted into gold and held in secure storage, in the expectation of an increasing gold price which would offset the minimal storage fees. Fine for those using the debit card on a regular basis, but what if a customer wanted to make a longer-term investment in gold?
The same scenario would apply unless the customer had the ability to lend some or all of that gold to others. This would be possible with full-reserve banking. For a fee, Goldbloc could advertise borrowers' requirements/terms to the customer who could then decide on what action to take. For example, if the borrower were to offer a 4%pa return, the customer could decide to lend 100 grams of gold in return for 104 grams after 12 months - the upside is that the customer would not lose on any increase in the value of gold over that period.
Might this be part of the B2B2C business model?
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