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If they had held 3-month treasuries instead of 10-year bonds, the bank run would have been a non-issue since they could have liquidated the treasuries at the same price as they were listed on SVB's books.

They didn't become insolvent because of the bank run. The bank run exposed the fact that they were already insolvent.



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