Ram Ahluwalia, CEO of Lumida Wealth Management, joins us for his second time on Bankless to discuss the latest bank failure and what it means for the rest of the traditional finance system. Are there more failures to come? Can crypto save the banks? Why are politicians being quiet this time around? What will Powell do next? Answers to these questions and much more in the episode.  ------ ? Stake with Swell https://bankless.cc/Swell  ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:  ⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum  ?KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://bankless.cc/kraken  ? AMBIRE | SMART CONTRACT WALLET https://bankless.cc/Ambire  ? PHANTOM | FRIENDLY MULTICHAIN WALLET https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist  ?METAMASK LEARN | HELPFUL WEB3 RESOURCE https://bankless.cc/MetaMask  ------ Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 8:30 Season Two of the Banking Crisis 10:38 First Republic Bank 13:00 Politicians Being Quiet?  15:13 Ram's Slide Agenda 16:10 Co-Morbidities of Bank Failures  23:40 Negative Equitites  24:40 Publicly Traded Banks  30:27 The Walls Preventing a Collapse  35:40 The Banks' Mycelium Network 39:26 What's the Problem? 45:50 Commercial Real Estate  47:10 The Next 2008? 50:10 CRE Risk 53:07 Arthur Hayes Take  56:40 Balaji Take 1:01:13 Will Powell Blink? 1:03:20 How to Fix the Banks 1:09:35 How Crypto Saves the Banks? 1:12:55 Closing & Disclaimers ------ Resources: Ram Ahluwalia https://twitter.com/ramahluwalia  ----- Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research. Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures