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I Threw $1,000 Into That Stonks Game Because Why Not
28.1.2021
My partner and I spent $1000 on a game yesterday. We didn’t spend it on Pokémon cards, or Fortnite V-bucks, or decide to become whales in Genshin Impact. But, at my insistence, we combined some funds, downloaded the Robinhood trading app, and bought some stock.Read more
GameStop and the Real Market Manipulators
28.1.2021
WallStreetBets traders coordinated buying of GameStop stock to squeeze short-selling hedge funds – but was that collusion?
Report: Bitcoin Bull Run and Rising Awareness of Digital Currencies Led to a 20% Increase in Crypto Related Lawsuits in China
28.1.2021
A report from China says as many as 872 lawsuits relating to cryptocurrencies were filed in the past year, a figure which is approximately 20% more than that of 2019. Using data obtained from the China Judgment Document Network (CJDN), the report shows that the province of Guangdong had the highest...
Blockchain Bites: DOGE Chases After GameStop, Guggenheim Doubts $30K Bitcoin
28.1.2021
Following a tweet from “WSB Chairman" inquiring about the meme cryptocurrency dogecoin prices went haywire
Bitcoin Rebounds From Early Losses, Markets Still Distracted by GameStop
28.1.2021
GameStop's stock drama has had a galvanizing effect on stocks, bitcoin and even dogecoin
Skybridge Capital Cofounder Says Gamestop Activity Is ‘More Proof That Bitcoin Will Work’
28.1.2021
The New York-based Skybridge Capital cofounder, Anthony Scaramucci, recently explained that this week’s Gamestop fiasco is positive for the global cryptocurrency bitcoin. Scaramucci’s statements follow the global investment manager’s recent dive into the crypto economy...
Robinhood suspends buying for GameStop following stonks going 'to the moon'
28.1.2021
The video game retailer had its own GME Army pushing the price of the stock to an all-time high before platforms stepped in
Robinhood Blocks Users From Buying GameStop Stock
28.1.2021
The stock trading app Robinhood is currently blocking users from buying any more GameStop stock citing “recent volatility” as its price soared from just under $20 at the beginning of the month to over $300 at the end of yesterday.Read more
WallStreetBets Reddit Group: What Is It?
28.1.2021
How an army of amateur traders from the WallStreetBets Reddit channel is turning the tables on traditional investors
First Mover: Crypto Gawks at GameStop, Sees Shades of Self
28.1.2021
Digital-market traders found amusement in the GameStop saga. They also saw an opportunity for self-reflection. Here's what Niall Ferguson, Caitlin Long, Mati Greenspan and Jonathan Mohan said
Gamestop roste ještě bláznivěji než bitcoin. Spekulanti vyhnali cenu akcií nesmyslně vysoko, připojil se i Elon Musk
28.1.2021
Kuriózní situace se v posledních dnech odehrála na americké burze. Akcie řetězce s videohrami a drobnou elektronikou Gamestop, který ještě stále spoléhá především na prodej v kamenných obchodech a koronakrize jej tvrdě zasáhla, vystřelily během krátké doby o ohromných 822 procent. Jde o výsledek
‘The Squeezening’: How the Gamestop Backlash will Curtail Freedom
28.1.2021
Gamestop's "squeezening" is likely to increase calls for curbs on "memetic disturbances." That could be dangerous for free speech
Dogecoin to 1 dollar? Reddit turns to DOGE after GameStop surges 1,600% in 2 weeks
28.1.2021
Dogecoin may have a long way to go to hit $1, but the stock market may not be in the mood to doubt the power of r/Wallstreetbets
GameStop short squeeze highlights the power of decentralization
28.1.2021
What do the traders on r/WallStreetBets have in common with cryptocurrency traders? Both are using technological breakthroughs to skirt processes inherent in traditional financial systems
Give Me All The GameStop Jokes
28.1.2021
I’m not even going to pretend to understand what’s going on with GameStop—I’ll leave that to the excellent reporting of fellow Kotaku writer Ethan Gach. No, as with most things in life, I’m just here for the jokes. And social media has produced no shortage of silliness in response to this absurd...
Massive Gamestop Short Squeeze Highlights the Fragility of Today’s Financial System
27.1.2021
The bigwigs trading stocks on Wall Street have been upset this week as billion-dollar hedge funds have been crippled by Redditors and memes. Not too long ago, the firm Gamestop’s shares were plummeting, and Wall Street veterans lined up a mountain of short bets against the company’s...
GameStop-Style Revolts Spread, Prompting Halt by TD Ameritrade, Nasdaq Monitoring
27.1.2021
Nasdaq and TD Ameritrade are taking a mob of Reddit traders head on
Blockchain Bites: Scaramucci on GameStop and Bitcoin; Why Flamingo DAO Dropped $762K on an NFT
27.1.2021
Anthony Scaramucci sees recent GameStop price action as proving Bitcoin's larger thesis of decentralizing and democratizing finance
GameStop Stock Drama Continues As Price Soars And Hedge Fund Blinks
27.1.2021
GameStop’s stock price continued to soar in after-hours trading last night to over $300. While many are waiting for it to come crashing back down, it might be too late for some major hedge funds. With the stock still sitting at well over $250 a share (unthinkable just last year when it was trading...
First Mover: Risks Nobody’s Ever Seen, From the Fed to Tether (and GameStop)
27.1.2021
Risks surrounding the stablecoin tether (USDT) have been known for years, but they're commanding fresh attention as the amount outstanding swells to $25B