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Replying to Avatar Lyn Alden

Fun fact.

Many US banks hold long-duration Treasuries that are currently underwater. They don't have to mark their unrealized losses to market because they plan to hold them to maturity.

This works as long as they don't have a highly-volatile deposit base that pulls money out and forces them to sell their Treasuries at an inopportune time and lock in a loss and thus risk insolvency.

https://void.cat/d/AXU6Hi5Z4LghCxCGA6yzNY.webp

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tankjr 2y ago

Ignorant guy from Europe here, what's the news?

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KeithA 2y ago

I assume Silvergate bank discussion -> https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/mar/09/crypto-bank-silvergate-liquidation-sector-turmoil-wind-down-ftx-exchange

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