Crypto & the SVB Banking Crisis with Marty Bent & Michael Krieger
Unlimited Hangout with Whitney Webb
Whitney Webb
4.9 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 21 March 2023
⏱️ 102 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, Whitney is joined by Marty Bent and Mike Krieger to unpack the recent collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and the financial instability that has ensued and interrogate the flimsy narratives used to justify, among other things, the SVB bail-out and the shutdown of Signature Bank.
Follow Marty on Twitter @Martybent, TFTC.com, TFTC - YouTube, Rabbit Hole Recap
Follow Mike on Twitter @libertyblitz and LibertyBlitzkrieg.com
Originally published 03/17/23.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey guys, you're listening to Unlimited Hangout on your host Whitney Webb. |
| 0:19.8 | It's been roughly a week since the second largest bank failure in US history and the collapse |
| 0:24.2 | of SVB or the Silicon Valley bank has spurred the collapse of signature bank and Silver |
| 0:29.8 | Gate bank, as well as the downgrading of the outlook for the entire US banking sector. |
| 0:34.8 | Now it seems the crisis is spreading to Europe with credit Swiss shares tumbling earlier |
| 0:38.8 | this week, sparking concerns that another major financial crisis is set to explode in |
| 0:43.6 | relatively short order. |
| 0:45.7 | How did we get here and what can we expect? |
| 0:48.3 | Today we will be exploring the role of the Federal Reserve and the broader situation with |
| 0:52.4 | cryptocurrencies that played a role in SVB's demise. |
| 0:56.5 | We'll also be taking a look at the aspects of this case that suggest there's something |
| 1:00.3 | much bigger at play, such as the role of volunteer co-founder and venture capitalist |
| 1:04.6 | Peter Teal and stoking the SVB collapse and some of the connections shared by the already |
| 1:09.5 | collapsed and currently most troubled banks and the tie-ins to major US government overtures |
| 1:14.7 | regarding cryptocurrency regulation. |
| 1:17.4 | Joining me today to unpack this complete mess are Marty Bent and Mike Krieger. |
| 1:21.9 | Marty is the founder of TFTC.io, a media company focused on Bitcoin beauty and freedom in |
| 1:27.5 | the digital age. |
| 1:28.5 | He is also a partner at 1031, a leading investment platform focused exclusively on investing |
| 1:34.0 | in the Bitcoin ecosystem and he also hosts the Tales from the Crypt or the TFTC podcast. |
| 1:40.2 | Mike formerly worked on Wall Street as an oil and gas general commodities analysis and |
| 1:44.0 | equity research and later on a trading desk. |
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