Read more virtual investment bank stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/9349/virtual-investment-bank.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorSat, 26 May 2012 11:41:40 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/17155/even-the-real-economy-isnt-this-bad.htmlKevin Spak<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=66824&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401022848' border='0' />The subprime crisis has nothing on the economic implosion hitting Second Life’s virtual economy, the Wall Street Journal reports. Linden Labs has shut down most of the banks in its online game, cutting users off from real-life cash they'd invested. That caused a very real bank run, with avatars swarming...In this photo provided by Linden Lab, Zee Linden is pictured in a screen shot from Second Life.(AP Photo/Linden lab)http://www.newser.com/story/17155/even-the-real-economy-isnt-this-bad.htmlWed, 23 Jan 2008 12:18:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/5891/virtual-bank-collapse-causes-real-pain.htmlHeather McPherson<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=19773&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401033129' border='0' />Ginko Financial, an unregulated investment bank that promised returns of up to 60%, collapsed recently, costing its customers 200 million Lindens—the currency of online virtual universe Second Life, where the bank existed. While the bank, managed by a mysterious, anonymous owner, catered only to computer-generated avatars in its 3...Second Life residents lost the collective equivalent of $750,000 when a virtual bank closed without warning.http://www.newser.com/story/5891/virtual-bank-collapse-causes-real-pain.htmlWed, 15 Aug 2007 14:19:57 CDT