bank run
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Earlier this month, a state-chartered bank run by crypto exchange Kraken became the first crypto firm to win access to the Fed’s payment system, raising an outcry from banking groups.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 2026
You’re accepting the risk of a bank run for the privilege of earning enough extra interest to buy a slightly nicer sandwich once a year.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 5, 2025
Silicon Valley Bank, a financial firm used by many technology start-ups and companies, failed after a bank run and was taken over by the FDIC.
From Barron's ● Nov. 22, 2025
And a good old-fashioned bank run is now a modern digital bank run.
From BBC ● May 30, 2025
“I have an idea it was in with some other old stuff Effie Wilcox threw away when the bank run her out of town.”
From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck
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