Cc9f267dcClaimHut 8 raised $3.5 billion in non-recourse debt to finance the Riverbend data center facilityAgreeDisagree
Cc9f267dcClaimEric Jackson produces explanatory videos analyzing the commercial and business operations of the hip-hop music industryAgreeDisagree
Cc9f267dcClaimTech executive Nikita Bier asserted that technical software moats are obsolete and that only data, network effects, and physical components remain defensibleAgreeDisagree
Cc9f267dcClaimIf content distribution shifts to a decentralized, peer-to-peer, pay-to-play model, the concept of intellectual property may become unenforceable and obsoleteAgreeDisagree
Cc9f267dcClaimBefore entering the crypto industry, Will McEvoy worked in traditional financeAgreeDisagree
Cc9f267dcClaimThe euro to yen currency cross was held in a tight band between 181 and 186 for over a yearAgreeDisagree
Cc9f267dcClaimThe unwinding of the yen carry trade was a strategy intended to dismantle the old colonial powers of EuropeAgreeDisagree
Cc9f267dcClaimThe Bank of England and the Bank of Canada were the two central banks that did not raise interest rates during the last cycle of rate hikesAgreeDisagree
Cc9f267dcClaimThe Bank of Japan raising interest rates was a key move in the strategy to unwind the yen carry tradeAgreeDisagree
Cc9f267dcClaimTo manage initial withdrawals, Silvergate borrowed from the Federal Reserve and the Federal Home Loan BankAgreeDisagree
Cc9f267dcClaimSilvergate survived the bank run because its balance sheet held liquid, pledgeable securities instead of illiquid, long-term loansAgreeDisagree
Cc9f267dcClaimTo meet withdrawal demands, Silvergate sold $5 billion of securities in three weeks, realizing a loss of approximately $700 millionAgreeDisagree
Cc9f267dcClaimSilvergate survived the bank run because its equity capital of over $1 billion was sufficient to absorb the losses from security salesAgreeDisagree
Cc9f267dcClaimAlan Lane believes Silvergate's singular focus on crypto is what enabled it to survive the bank run, unlike a more diversified bankAgreeDisagree
Cc9f267dcClaimDuring the wind-down period, Alan Lane was personally debanked by another financial institutionAgreeDisagree
Cc9f267dcClaimIn 2017, Silvergate's total assets doubled from approximately $1 billion to $2 billionAgreeDisagree
Cc9f267dcClaimUpon joining Silvergate, Alan Lane's initial strategy was to transform it into a business bankAgreeDisagree
