NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo spread his money across half a dozen bank accounts as a rookie because of the FDIC's $250,000 limit. Billionaire team owner Marc Lasry told him to invest instead.

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Giannis Antetokounmpo.

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The US government's been selling SVB and First Republic's wine collections. Past bank failures have put far weirder assets in federal hands.

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Silicon Valley Bank collapsed this spring and was taken over by the FDIC.

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