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Re:Crypto firm BlockFi files for bankruptcy as FTX fallout s... by itake on Monday November 28, 2022 @11:54AM (#33775987)
The real losses are the VC capital (that could have been deployed to more meaningful businesses) and the loss of client capital. Many people put their life savings that may or may not evaporate.
Re:Crypto firm BlockFi files for bankruptcy as FTX fallout s... by woodruffw on Monday November 28, 2022 @11:58AM (#33776046)
I think this is predicated on the assumption that VCs generally deploy their capital wisely, which I don't necessarily buy. Before cryptocurrencies, the rage seemed to be "Uber but for X." I'm not convinced there was much social or financial benefit in most of those, other than cynical value cycles culminating in offloading junk onto public markets.