Why would banks and exchanges need to pause withdrawals if they’re in financial trouble?

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Why would banks and exchanges need to pause withdrawals if they’re in financial trouble?

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Banks do not (and cannot) have the amount of cash in the vault that their customers have in their accounts. The fundamental business model of a bank is to take money that’s deposited and then loan out $X of it to other customers.

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