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captainsidd | 2 months ago (raw) | export | reply | flag +1 
 Proof of Reserves doesn’t mean much without Proof of Liabilities. 

How do we solve this?
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Brisket | 2 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Don't keep your Sats on an exchange.

Proof of reserves doesn't matter unless you hold an IOU.
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captainsidd | 2 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 True. But if the vast majority of people keep their sats on an exchange, that’s going to affect the market value of our cold stored sats, no? 

That’s what I’m interested in.
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Brisket | 2 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Yeah - it's people who are happy to leave their Bitcoin on exchange that allows exchanges to run a fractional reserve.

Proof of reserves won't stop that behavior.

The only thing that stops it is people withdrawing their Sats & taking responsibility for their bitcoin.