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Roku filed an 8-K saying that of its $1.9B of cash, $487M is stuck at SVB

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Re: Roku filed an 8-K saying that of its $1.9B of cash, $487M is stuck at SVB

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The create money by loaning out many times the amount of deposits they have.

No. Less than their total deposires. But loaned money may well end up in a bank where it might be loaned out again. But it's not IMHO right to try to claim one deposite as somehow "the first one" that gets loaned out repeatedly. Each deposit is loaned out less than 100 percent. The bottom line is that not all deposited money is not readily available on short notice.

If you deposit $1000 in a bank, and if the reserve requirement is 10%, the bank can lend out $10,000 to a borrower. It gives the borrower a bank account with a $10,000 balance. It has created $9000 of money out of thin air.

Re: Roku filed an 8-K saying that of its $1.9B of cash, $487M is stuck at SVB

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I guess it's unclear what you mean by "creating money". Anytime I lend money to someone, they're going to spend it on something. They have a liability (their debt to me) and an asset (the thing they "bought", which could be anything from a T-bill, to a bagel). Basically, any debt "creates money."

If you lend money to someone, it's no longer available for you to spend. However, if a bank loans out the money that you deposited, both the borrower and you can spend it. This is known as money creation, as it expands the money supply.

If that were true, bank runs could not happen.
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