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Why Your Bank Might Be a Ponzi Scheme | Cem Karsan
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Regional banks are Ponzi schemes
- Banks are Ponzi schemes
- Levered 10x to one
- Run on the bank causes collapse
1:59lesson
AI risk and bank runs
- AI unintentionally causes bank runs
- Only 6% of people properly allocated cash
- Leaving yield on the table
4:10lesson
Disruption to traditional banks
- Crypto is a bigger disruptor for payments
- Digital dollar at Fed is free
- Banks need to offer service to everyone
5:50lesson
DeFi and options markets disrupt banks
- DeFi is a major force
- Options markets allow asset-backed lending
- Friction in system degrading
5:51lesson
Hyperscalers and market dependency
- Hyperscalers depend on two customers
- Failure of one customer causes disaster
- No profits, burning money
5:52lesson
Tech bubble and market irrationality
- Market is in a bubble
- People avoid using the word bubble
- Markets can stay irrational longer
5:53lesson
Tech bubble and CDS implications
- CDS blowing out due to too much debt
- Demand for higher premiums
- Catch-22 of capex and earnings
5:54lesson
Hyperscalers and earnings growth
- Hyperscalers need more debt to push market
- Cash flows fall off a cliff
- Earnings growth is a function of capex
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