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How Silicon Valley Bank failed

2023-03-16 00:00:00 +0000 UTC ·21m 2s ·by NPR
How Silicon Valley Bank failed
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Silicon Valley Bank was the 16th largest bank in America, the bank of choice for tech startups and big-name venture capitalists. Then, in the span of just a few days, it collapsed. Whispers that SVB might be in trouble spread like wildfire through group texts and Twitter posts. Depositors raced to e