He's making it sound like depositors are going to get 80% of their money back tomorrow. It's going to be a years-long legal battle while affected companies are going to potentially shutter due to an inability to meet obligations. Also, his number of 80-85 is based on the yield of the treasuries, but old treasuries like this are hard to move.
For customers who are startups, investors, and large tech concerns, FDIC insurance of $250k may not cover the balance. Sure don't want the $2M you have left from your last funding round to evaporate, or even be frozen.
