Yea, why would anyone trust another person with money for that matter? Just because they're a bank. That's why I keep all my money in cash, in a safe in my basement.

It's a little scary that our financial system failed in both the real world, and a virtual world.

The federal government insures banks though, and it takes a pretty catastrophic depression to make you lose bank deposits irl. No one insures a bank in EVE, and there is no punishment for a person just deciding to say the hell with it, steal every thing, and sell their account for a hefty rl payout.

If you put your money in a bank in EVE, it's like putting your money in a bank in Zimbabwe. You have no insurance, no protection, and are investing in a place which will as easily take all of your assets and spend them, leaving you penniless.