@Voskuil
> You can prove that in your own wallet. All other scenarios imply lending (which is what is implied by “reserve”) and lending cannot be 100% reserve.
You're using terms in non-standard ways. Putting money into a bank is not considered "lending" to the bank. You may make a case that you're lending to a bank, and that they legally owe you repayment of that money on demand limited by the terms you mentioned. But regardless of a case that can be made there, pretty much no one considers that "lending". Since you you like defining things legally, depositing money in a bank is legally not defined as lending to the bank.
So no, all other scenarios do not imply lending. You can have your coins in custody with someone else, and that someone else can keep 100% reserves if they choose (or agreed to) and can prove it to you via the method I described or the methods others have linked to.
> They are time deposits, read your bank agreement.
You are
not correct.
Another source if you don't believe me. The only way you would be correct is if banks were committing fraud and calling something a "savings account" when it isn't in fact a savings account.
> money markets have had no reserve requirement and have a nearly spotless record of satisfying their obligations.
Lol, money markets are so new that they've had no opportunity to show their true risk. In the finance world, things work fine for a long time until they fail spectacularly, losing more than the gain they made in the first place. This is a regular occurence. Its the reason bitcoin was created.
> Irrelevant.
It is certainly not irrelevant. People have been lead to believe that they can withdraw their money from their accounts. People expect this. Banks are doing nothing to educate people on the limitations of that fact. PoR would give people the ability to see quite accurately how much reserves there are and can use this knowledge to put pressure on institutions to keep the reserves those people think they should keep.
> Without 100% “reserve” there is no way to cryptographically demonstrate “solvency”.
You can show proof that you're 80% solvent, and then claim the other 20% is in other assets. This is, again, still useful.
>The schemes don’t preclude hacks, insider or otherwise, bankruptcy, or state seizure, no matter what the reserve
You're right, but that's irrelevant.
But it seems like you're not interested in understanding what I'm saying or discussing these things honestly. So I'm going to end my conversation with you here.