E289 - Could an AI Crash Trigger the Next Financial Crisis?
Published: July 23, 2026
Duration: 12:14
The financial system may be confronting two major disruptions at once: an overheated artificial-intelligence investment boom and the rapid expansion of stablecoin payment infrastructure.
In this episode of The Secret War on Cash, Dean Heskin and Chris Agelastos discuss warnings that OpenAI and the wider AI sector could become a modern “Lehman moment.”
AI companies have attracted enormous investment and helped lift the broader stock market, but many businesses are discovering that automation is more expensive and less effective than promised. If the gap between investor expectations and actual returns becomes too wide, the consequences could sprea...
In this episode of The Secret War on Cash, Dean Heskin and Chris Agelastos discuss warnings that OpenAI and the wider AI sector could become a modern “Lehman moment.”
AI companies have attracted enormous investment and helped lift the broader stock market, but many businesses are discovering that automation is more expensive and less effective than promised. If the gap between investor expectations and actual returns becomes too wide, the consequences could sprea...