At the end of a very interesting exposition of some basics of the Second Life economy, Zee Linden says this:
"Probably the most important point is that real-world banks are regulated by real-world laws. Linden Lab does not intend to recreate or subvert real-world laws in any way.We are not aware of any institutions in Second Life that are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or similar governmental agencies in other countries. We caution our residents to be wary of anyone offering extremely high interest rates at no risk, either in the real world or in Second Life — if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is."
Wise words.
