In the Loop AI

In the Loop AI

CoreWeave's Crash Looks Like 2008. Here's Why It Isn't.

OCT 21, 202622 MIN

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One chart and one five-letter reply ("Yikes") sent AI stocks into their longest losing streak since 2008, with CoreWeave's bond yield touching 15% and roughly $1.6 trillion knocked off chip stocks. Ejaaz breaks down what actually happened: how neoclouds like CoreWeave borrow to build data centers, why the market got spooked, and whether credit default swaps are really pricing a coin flip. Then the bear and bull case: debt coming due, customer concentration and the "bank of Nvidia" on one side; demand sold out past 2028, rising GPU rents and a power bottleneck that slows the build-out on the other. It looks like 2008. Here's why it isn't. == Timestamps 00:00 One Chart Crashed AI Stocks 01:22 What Is a Neocloud? 02:34 Chamath's Chart 03:30 Elon Says "Yikes" 04:40 The $600B Cash Burn 05:50 What Just Happened? 06:16 CoreWeave, the Landlord 08:13 A Coin Flip on Default 10:16 Did the Market Overreact? 10:51 Every Deal in Its Own Box 12:34 The Bank of Nvidia 13:10 Why This Isn't 2008 13:49 Neoclouds Push Back 15:36 The Bear Case 18:13 The Bull Case 21:02 Final Thoughts == AlphaSpace by Yahoo Finance: A Professional-Grade Investment Platform Built for Everyday Investors. 👉 https://finance.yahoo.com/about/promos/gold/alphaspace/?ncid=100003571