Re:The Collapse of SVB Exposes the Largest Crack in the Economy
by saurik on Friday March 10, 2023 @06:28PM
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And how did that work out for them? Are many of the people who were using SVB yesterday happy about their decision today? If they could go back in time and give up whatever that innovation was, and not be praying that they still have their money next week, are you saying most of them would be happy where they are? The problem here is that the system just isn't transparent enough: you put your money in a bank and I guess you just have to assume that they are really really smart or you lose your money... people make fun of crypto here constantly, but at least there everything is an open book. At the end of the day, the situation with SVB is actually worse than some scary DeFi protocol.
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Re:The Collapse of SVB Exposes the Largest Crack in the Economy
by nradov on Friday March 10, 2023 @09:28PM
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The system is sufficient transparent. SVB was a publicly traded company. Customers who cared about risk could just read the reports. In the end any bank can fail.
https://ir.svb.com/financials/sec-filings/default.aspx
The depositors will get their money back, with perhaps a small delay. Which is more than you can say for scams like cryptocurrency.
Re:The Collapse of SVB Exposes the Largest Crack in the Economy
by monodeldiablo on Saturday March 11, 2023 @02:57AM
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Depositors will get their insured money back. Is there a commitment from the FDIC to make all depositors whole? If so, that's not typical.
Re:The Collapse of SVB Exposes the Largest Crack in the Economy
by morelisp on Saturday March 11, 2023 @04:37AM
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The FDIC insurance won’t make the rest whole, the bankruptcy process will. The assets are not fundamentally toxic and someone will buy them, with a haircut.
Play stupid games, win 70 cents on your dollar.