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Wallstreetbets and GameStop saga set for Hollywood treatment in new film
1.2.2021
A major Hollywood studio has won the rights to turn the r/Wallstreetbets saga into a movie — less than a week after the GameStop short squeeze
XRP Displaces Polkadot Token After Price Soars 100% in 48 Hours
1.2.2021
In a surge reminiscent of dogecoin’s recent rally, the value of the XRP token soared by more than 100% in just 48 hours. After starting the day at $0.29 on January 30, data shows that the token peaking at just above $0.67. At the time of writing, XRP is trading at around $0.66  ...
MGM, Winklevoss Twins to Make Movie About Reddit’s GameStop Investors Taking on Wall Street
1.2.2021
MGM has acquired the movie rights to a book proposal known as "The Antisocial Network" by New York Times best-selling author Ben Mezrich
Bitcoin subreddit hits 2M subscribers following GameStop controversy
1.2.2021
More than 200,000 Redditors joined the page last week
Hedge fund behind shorting GameStop reports 53% loss in January
31.1.2021
A Melvin Capital client claims that the firm has "massively de-risked" its investment portfolio following the controversy involving short-selling GameStop stocks
Crypto Long & Short: GameStop, Dogecoin and a New Market Paradigm
31.1.2021
We’re not just witnessing the changing nature of market forces. We’re also seeing a shift in the definition of market “fundamentals.”
Goldman and Interactive Brokers Execs Claim Wallstreetbets Trend Could ‘Take Down the System’
31.1.2021
The heavy hitters in traditional finance have been concerned about the recent stock market action fueled by Redditors and a colossal number of retail investors. This week a Goldman Sachs executive warned that if these short squeezes continue it could “snowball through the market.”...
Bitcoin ‘ascendant’ as GameStop saga unfolds, Bitfinex CTO says
31.1.2021
The GameStop short squeeze and Bitcoin have a lot more in common than appears at the surface, according to Paolo Ardoino
GameStop mayhem, Robinhood scandal, Musk tweets, DOGE explodes: Hodler’s Digest, Jan. 24–30
30.1.2021
The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — one week on Cointelegraph in one link!
GameStop, Robinhood and the Failure of Un-Free Markets
30.1.2021
The latest in the saga of WallStreetBets vs the world
The Small Guys Rebel Against their Big Brother Hedge Funds
30.1.2021
What the GameStop stock market chaos can teach crypto and why the Bank of International Settlements is pitching central bank digital currencies (CBDC) instead of crypto. Also the privacy concerns around China’s digital yuan
And GameStop's Stock Is Still Going
30.1.2021
A week after its logic-defying surge began, GameStop stock is still holding strong, despite more shenanigans and goofy twists, closing at $325 today. That’s higher than Facebook, Apple, and Microsoft. The bubble seems destined to burst any day now, but boosters on the WallStreetBets subreddit...
All Over the World, Small Investors Jump Into the GameStop Frenzy
29.1.2021
The world is watching U.S. markets with great interest, and more than a little FOMO, as Reddit investors continue to test their might against Wall Street. It all started when retail investors on the Reddit community wallstreetbets began pumping the price of U.S. video game retailer GameStop’s (GME)...
The GameStop Stop Is Not a Technology Problem
29.1.2021
Robinhood didn't halt GameStop trading to punish retail players; it reacted to market risk. And, no, blockchain alone wouldn't have fixed this
GameStop: How Redditors Played Funds For Billions (And What Might Come Next)
29.1.2021
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James Doran, Associate professor/Deputy head of school, UNSW.
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How does a small retail company that sells video games, worth less than USD 400 million in the middle of 2020, become a USD 10 billion company in less than six months? How does its share price climb from about USD 20...
After GME, Dogecoin and Bitcoin, Chinese Traders Are Betting What Will Pump Next
29.1.2021
For Chinese investors, including Justin Sun, FOMO has surpassed fear of losing money
Blockchain Bites: DOGE, Musk, Robinhood, GameStop and Crypto’s ‘Populist’ Revolution
29.1.2021
A renewed the pitch to create open access and decentralized standards is much bigger than what's happening to a few stocks
Dogecoin Price Skyrockets 325%, Crypto Fueled by Elon Tweets and Redditors
29.1.2021
The infamous meme token dogecoin has been skyrocketing in value rising more than 325.21% during the last 24 hours. After remaining below a U.S. cent for years, the humorous crypto asset is now exchanging hands for $0.05 per unit. The reason behind the big dogecoin price spike is similar to...
SEC is looking into Robinhood's handling of Gamestop trading
29.1.2021
Fearing that recent delistings and volatility "undermine market confidence," the U.S. securities regulator says it is looking into the Robinhood fiasco
First Mover: Elon Musk #Bitcoin Moment Adds to Dogecoin, GameStop Wackiness
29.1.2021
The GameStop-galvanized "bear raid" by retail stock traders appears to have terrified Wall Street, but crypto-industry marketeers are salivating over the prospect of new customer leads, and more demand