Ram Ahluwalia, CEO of Lumida Wealth Management, joins us to discuss everything that's happened in the past five days post-SVB collapse. Ram has his finger on the pulse on all things finance (crypto included), the U.S. Banking System, and The Federal Reserve.

Was USDC ever at risk? Is crypto being targeted? Could DeFi have fixed this? Answers to these questions and much more in the episode. 

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0:00 Intro 7:48 The Last 5 Days 10:30 Technology  15:35 Fractional Reserves & Assets 19:17 Banking & Venture 21:44 SIVB Outlier  27:35 Risk Curves 29:35 Carry Trades 35:05 Money Markets 38:15 Who's Next? 40:55 Feds' Goal 47:15 Sneak Attack on Tax Payers? 49:30 Longtail Banks 57:39 Was USDC Ever at Risk?  1:03:10 SigNet  1:07:15 Is Crypto Being Targeted? 1:12:18 Interest Rates 1:18:35 Could DeFi Fix This?  1:22:24 Closing & Disclaimers

----- Resources:

Ram Ahluwalia https://twitter.com/ramahluwalia 

SVB is not like other banks https://twitter.com/ramahluwalia/status/1635464465142480896 

Why was Signature Bank targeted? https://twitter.com/ramahluwalia/status/1635267951610810370?s=20 

“Settlement Risk”  https://twitter.com/ramahluwalia/status/1635113232909373441?s=20 

Conclusion https://twitter.com/ramahluwalia/status/1634203375880265730?s=20  

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