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Re:Binance Acquires FTX by mrep on Tuesday November 08, 2022 @07:24PM (#33526089)
And FDIC to de-risk customers from feeling they need to do a bank run.
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Re:Binance Acquires FTX by oldgradstudent on Tuesday November 08, 2022 @08:05PM (#33526375)
To a large extent, but not completely.

Anyone who has more than the insured amount, or anyone who needs their money in the near future will still engage in a run.

There were several runs during the 2008 crisis, the most famous is the run on IndyMac Bank.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IndyMac

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