Then his phone buzzed. A notification from his actual banking app: Deposit received: $1,240.50.
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Greed took the wheel. He demolished the low-income housing and parks, replacing every square inch of the map with predatory lending firms and high-frequency trading towers. The city became a jagged forest of glass and steel. His real-world bank account swelled into the hundreds of thousands. He felt like a god. But then, the "Market Crash" event triggered in-game. Then his phone buzzed
His phone began screaming with notifications. Withdrawal: $10,000. Withdrawal: $50,000. He demolished the low-income housing and parks, replacing
He watched in horror as his life savings vanished in seconds. But it didn’t stop at zero. The numbers went negative. The screen turned black, leaving only a single line of code in the center: Error: Collateral insufficient. Physical assets required.