# Gavin Andresen # 2011-03-23 02:45:56 # https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4782.msg70194#msg70194 RE: fractional reserve bitcoin banks: @p{par} I think it will happen, too. Because of the nature of bitcoins they could arrange so that their reserves can be audited by anybody (easiest way: prove they own a particular bitcoin address by signing something with its private key, then send all their reserves to that address). @p{brk}