The bank does have the f* dollar!
(And can deposit it at the federal reserve, if somehow you don’t think actual money is good enough to qualify as money.)
(And can deposit it at the federal reserve, if somehow you don’t think actual money is good enough to qualify as money.)
Custody isn’t title.
The deposit is their liability (obviously they can't spend it). The dollar is their asset. When you deposit the money into a bank that dollar is not yours anymore, the bank is not keeping it in custody for you.