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LynAlden | 3 months ago (raw) | export | reply | flag +55 
 Fedwire processed over a quadrillion dollars worth of settlement volume last year, at an average pace of about 6 transactions per second.

Technically about 9 transactions per second on business days, and then closed during weekends and holidays.
https://m.primal.net/JxBf.jpg
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Valence | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 I'm sure someone over there will propose bigger blocks of cubicles so that their back office can process more transactions per year.
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the axiom | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 what of the size of their database?
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Fotoart | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Sounds like bitcoin could replace that process, considering its tx/sec.
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Kendy | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
  https://i.nostr.build/6bEhAsUZjZrbVLke.jpg
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oint | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Is there a particular focus of discussion digging into with this?  Curious if we’re just saying BTC transactions are fine as is, and/or challenging the need for other systems along side it.
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d14e59de | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Some 104M transactions  during 2023 by ECB Target (https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/targetar/html/ecb.targetar2023.en.html#toc7)
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Flemingfarm | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 That sounds awfully monopolistic
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Hopeful_Sat | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Wow. What was bitcoin's total value USD trades settled in 2023? What would the impact be if the value of those trades had to be settled on bitcoin? If all that fiat had to flow through the bitcoin network using available sats then the value of bitcoin would have to increase dramatically?