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26 June 2021 - Seoul, South Korea : K-pop girl group Oh My Girlperforms on the stage during a K-Pop live concert "27th Dream Concert" at the Sangam World Cup Stadium in Seoul, South Korea on June 26, 2021. (Photo by: Lee Young-ho/Sipa USA)No Use Germany. Lee Young Ho?Sipa USA/Reuters

What is Silicon Valley Bank?

SVB was one of the 20 largest banks in the U.S. It served mostly tech companies, including Roku, which makes streaming devices, and the gaming company Roblox.

Why did SVB fail?

SVB collapsed because of a bank run. That’s when a bank’s customers try to take out all of their money at the same time because they no longer trust the bank. In just hours, SVB’s customers withdrew billions of dollars.