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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
Portfolio App Blockfolio Adds Crypto, Stock Trading to Capitalize on GameStop Drama
29.1.2021
The app offers trading of crypto assets as well as tokenized stocks listed on derivatives exchange FTX
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29.1.2021
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Dogecoin ranks among top 10 crypto assets for first time since 2015
29.1.2021
Dogecoin is ranked among the top 10 cryptocurrencies for the first time since 2015 after a meteoric pump believed to have been orchestrated by a Reddit group
GameStop Stock Has A Terrible Day, Still Closes At The Unthinkable Price Of $200
29.1.2021
A trading lockout on GameStop stock by a number of investing apps led to the saga’s weirdest day yet: class action lawsuits, calls for hearings on Capitol Hill, and the suggestion that Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen might need to recuse herself from overseeing Wall Street’s latest shitshow because...
US Congress Plans Hearings on GameStop Market Pumps
28.1.2021
While Congress is planning multiple hearings, it's less clear what financial regulators might do
Financial ties between Robinhood and funds shorting GME fall under scrutiny
28.1.2021
The trading platform's decision to shut Redditors out from buying GameStop continues to raise eyebrows
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Reverses Wednesday’s Losses, Ether Climbs
28.1.2021
Few are attributing the cryptocurrency's rise to market fundamentals after the GameStop roller coaster
WallStreetBets Is Occupy Wall Street With Teeth
28.1.2021
The retail trader insurgency has massive implications for the future of capital markets