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#403: Dissecting the Banking Crisis with Parker Lewis

TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast

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Silicon Valley Bank Balance Sheet

The Fed increased their balance sheet to stem a 2020 financial crisis. And then they can't go out and issue loans. So a bunch of deposits flood into their system. They went into the market and bought treasury, which is very different than originating loans. That ultimately what made them so susceptible to a bank run but it's systemic every bank.

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