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Yes, that is correct, individual banks do not loan out money they do not have, but the collective system does.

And I gathered that he wants to be separate from that system and therefore not take part in fractional reserve banking.

If he were to explain in detail how he would have 2-3x more reserves than the banks and not take part in the fractional reserve banking system, he would clear up some of the confusion.



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