> > I don't understand why it's a bad thing to allow a 100% backed 
> > currency to be used as the basis for a fractional reserve banking 
> > system.
> 
> Because you introduce a new risk. The unit of account of the new digital
> currency system is then no longer backed 100% by an hard asset (gold) as
> soon as you use credit instruments to increase your broad money base. 

Huh???   A risk for which currency?  There are two units of account
involved.  Nothing has changed for the backing unit.

CCS

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