The idea of an exchange running out of money seems a bit odd to me. The way I understand their operation they either collect fees, which means they get paid no matter what. Or they buy lower than they sell getting the value from the mark up. Either way as long as there is action on the market they make money. I doubt that there is any shortage of action on the market and a major player like them is unlikely to have cash flow problems at this point, so it is not even that likely that a run could be produced on either side of things. It does seem like it would be more of an attempt by someone to scare flighty customers away from them and on to other exchanges. I would not put too much stock into the claim. Also, on a somewhat unrelated note. Thank you for the explination about where the name came from. That was neat and I did not know that.