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Chapter 489: Settlement Risk

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Ben Carter had made money in panics before.

Human panics had rhythm. A rumor spread. A sell order triggered. Liquidity thinned. Margin calls cascaded. Fear became price, price became headline, headline became more fear. Ugly, yes. Brutal, often. But readable.

This was different.

At 9:17 AM, every market connected to Sterling's transdimensional settlement network tried to settle every transaction at once.

No delay.

No clearing interval.

No grace period.

No "p
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