systemic risk
noun
: the risk that the failure of one financial institution (such as a bank) could cause other interconnected institutions to fail and harm the economy as a whole
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And as more institutional capital enters the space, this lack of structure is becoming a systemic risk.
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Zoltan Istvan, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
During the 2008 financial crisis, Wall Street's finest analysts missed the systemic risk building under their feet.
—Tima Bansal, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
This marks a clear departure from the Biden administration’s more cautious approach, under Acting Comptroller Michael Hsu, who viewed crypto as a potential systemic risk echoing the 2008 financial crisis.
—Jason Brett, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Some caution that the boom, if left unchecked, could morph into the next source of systemic risk.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 7 July 2025
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Zoltan Istvan, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
During the 2008 financial crisis, Wall Street's finest analysts missed the systemic risk building under their feet.
—Tima Bansal, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
This marks a clear departure from the Biden administration’s more cautious approach, under Acting Comptroller Michael Hsu, who viewed crypto as a potential systemic risk echoing the 2008 financial crisis.
—Jason Brett, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Some caution that the boom, if left unchecked, could morph into the next source of systemic risk.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 7 July 2025
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systemic risk
noun
sys·tem·ic risk
sis-ˈte-mik- 
: the risk that the failure of one financial institution (as a bank) could cause other interconnected institutions to fail and harm the economy as a whole
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