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A place that holds your currency and keeps it safe.

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Is there a Bitcoin bank, which gives interest on my deposit?

Is there any Bitcoin bank I can place my Bitcoins in that will give me a decent interest rate. It should be at least 1% for it to be worth it.
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Bitcoin-friendly Bank

As is well known many Bitcoin businesses and in particular exchanges have had a lot of trouble working with banks. Are there any banks that are explicitly Bitcoin-friendly?
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How does bitcoin manage the money supply?

All currencies are expanded when institutions begin loaning currency. How will bitcoin limit this growth? In economics there are several definitions of money such as M2, M3, etc.
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Doesn't bitcoin have the same inflationary problems as fractional reserve banking?

I keep hearing that Bitcoin is immune to inflation because You can't make more bit coins than some fixed constant of bitcoins through a process of mining. However, assuming enough people take it seriously, doesn't bitcoin have the same inflationary…
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Banking partners with UK Faster Payments

What is the easiest way to have access to UK Faster Payments facilities as a Bitcoin business? The UK banks have been quite hostile. Can Bitcoin businesses have access to the Faster Payments network in the UK?
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Where Bitcoin is kept and what fees are included when liquidating Bitcoin

I have small question, where does bitcoin "banks" keep money you pay them for bitcoins? do they keep it in some kinda bank ? and when we sell bitcoins to dollars what fee do we pay?
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Can Bitcoin be used in QuickBooks?

I'm wondering if I can manage my bitcoins with my other securities? Or incorporate them into a business plan.
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Who are the owners of the Central Banks in Europe

(not sure where to ask about this, since there seems to be no generic finance forum in stackexchange). I am trying to find out who are the owners of the european central banks. I do not mean the European Central Bank, which is owned by the national…
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What prevents banks from printing electronic money?

I understand that this is not appropriate question but it obsesses me for a long time (other forums do not give certain answer) and I think that finantial cryptography experts should understand this very well. I am interested to know what prevents…
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How can someone participate in Bitcoin reliably without a bank account?

If banks are what one wants to escape, as the banking system is corrupt. Therefore seeking an alternative currency, aka Bitcoin. How do you detach your life from the bankers? How is Bitcoin private? Isn't this what Bitcoin was supposed to do is…
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