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15 sats \ 0 replies \ @021da48107 1 May 2023 \ parent \ on: First Republic Bank Seized, Sold to JPMorgan In Second-Largest U.S. Bank Failure bitcoin
Lots of customers pulling money out at the same time + banks invested in long term bonds that they are selling at a loss to cover the increased withdrawals is what I've heard.
However there is some evidence that Silvergate and Signature bank were targeted because they were friendly to crypto companies, and they offered competing products to FedNow.