What caused Silicon Valley Bank to collapse in only 44 hours, and how likely will the contagion spread, leading to other bank failures?

Topics covered include:

How losses on bonds blew up SVB's balance sheet
How is Silicon Valley Bank similar and different than other regional banks
What the FDIC and Federal Reserve are trying do to restore confidence and stop bank runs
How a weakening of the Frank-Dodd bank regulation act set the stage for SVB's failure
Why bailing out uninsured depositors is controversial
Three scenarios of what might happen next
Actions we can take to protect ourselves when private money fails