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Steve Mollman

Mark Cuban urges Fed to buy Silicon Valley Bank debt ‘immediately,’ says it’s ‘not the wealthy taking the hit’

Mark Cuban (Credit: Martina Albertazzi—Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Mark Cuban wants the Fed to buy Silicon Valley Bank’s debt, pronto. Not doing so, he believes, will shake confidence in the financial sector—and hurt tech startups and their employees.

On Friday, the bank failed following a bank run that saw investors and depositors trying to withdraw $42 billion on Thursday alone. Many are now worrying about what ramifications will play out next week.

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