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$XRP — IF YOUR MONEY IS IN A BANK, READ THIS.

I’ve been researching this for months, and the outlook is getting ugly. A major banking shake-up could be coming, with a serious recession risk building toward 2026. Here’s why many large banks may be in real trouble:

Debt levels are crushing the system. Governments and corporations loaded up on cheap loans years ago, and with rates still high, refinancing has become a nightmare. Between 2025–2026, around $1.2 trillion in commercial real estate loans will mature. Defaults are already rising as office buildings sit empty due to remote work, with valuations down 20–30%. If these loans fail, banks will take heavy losses.

Then there’s shadow banking—private credit funds holding over $1.5 trillion, highly leveraged and lightly regulated. These funds are deeply intertwined with major banks (over $1 trillion in exposure). If they crack, it could trigger a domino effect similar to the SVB collapse.

Add a potential AI bubble unwind, and you have the perfect setup for panic selling and liquidity freezes.

Geopolitical risks only add fuel: trade wars, supply-chain disruptions, and rising energy costs raise the odds of stagflation—high prices with a weakening economy. Unemployment is creeping up, corporate bankruptcies just hit a 14-year high, and the inverted yield curve is flashing the same recession warning we saw before 2008.

Long-term demographics worsen the picture. Aging populations mean smaller workforces, slower growth, and weaker loan repayment. Meanwhile, regulation is loosening instead of tightening, increasing the chances of yet another taxpayer-funded bailout.

Bottom line: analysts estimate a 65% chance of a downturn by 2026, with a 20% risk of a full-scale financial crisis. Ignore the warning signs at your own risk.

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