Search
State of Crypto: How Will the Government React to GameStop?
2.2.2021
Also: Ripple filed its response to the SEC and a FinCEN official discusses the controversial counterparty rule in public for the first time
Robinhood reportedly shelves IPO plans in wake of GameStop PR disaster
2.2.2021
An IPO is reportedly off the cards for now as Robinhood continues to deal with the fallout from the GameStop saga, and the resultant plunge in public confidence
Wall Street Bets and Gamestop Saga to Be Made Into a Movie
2.2.2021
The Wall Street Bets saga, an incredibly ridiculous story about a group of amateur Reddit investors who beat career Wall Street hedge funds at their own game, is to be made into a movie. According to a report by online news site Deadline on Jan. 31, Metro Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) won the rights...
Silver Squeeze Goes Viral, Ounce of Ag Jumps Above $30, Wallstreetbets Fans Question Trend’s Legitimacy
2.2.2021
This past week, another social media trend started on the Reddit forum r/wallstreetbets, which aims to initiate a large silver short squeeze in order to push the price of the precious metal to $1,000 per ounce. However, the silver squeeze trend comes with controversy, as numerous wallstreetbets...
GameStop’s Stock Can’t Save You
1.2.2021
GameStop’s rollercoaster ride through the absurd machinery of the stock market has been fun to watch. It sent some of CNBC’s finest minds scrambling to Wikipedia to find out what Reddit is and allowed for Very Serious Thought Leaders to peddle all sorts of pet theories, like blaming GameStop’s...
Have the Hedge Funds Infiltrated Reddit’s WallStreetBets?
1.2.2021
The media keeps saying WallStreetBets is going after silver; WallStreetBets members say it’s a campaign to co-opt and divide them
A Reddit Army Blurs The Line Between Crypto and Traditional Finance
1.2.2021
Philip Gradwell is Chief Economist at Chainalysis. He provides data and insight on the uses of cryptocurrencies and the direction of the market at markets.chainalysis.com.
______
What does the phenomenon of retail traders coordinating on the internet to turn finance on its head have to do with...
Robinhood Can’t Democratize Finance Using Old Tools
1.2.2021
Robinhood saw the ire of traders last week because it promised to be different. It turned out to be fancy app on top of an antiquated system
Reddit rage as XRP price crashes 50% hours after hitting two-week highs
1.2.2021
The latest target of Reddit traders provides plenty of volatility — and losses — as XRP sees a burst of volatility on Monday
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
Elon Musk, Bitcoin and the Reddit raiders: 6 things to watch for BTC price this week
1.2.2021
A casual vote of confidence from the world's richest man excites pundits but fails to produce a BTC price pump — could that be about to change?
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
85% Dogecoin rally shows Wall Street Bets aren’t done with DOGE yet
1.2.2021
Dogecoin rallied by more than 85%, suggesting Wall Street Bet’s crypto wing may have decided that they weren’t done with DOGE yet
Bitcoin subreddit hits 2M subscribers following GameStop controversy
1.2.2021
More than 200,000 Redditors joined the page last week
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.”...
Law Decoded: All vs. One and One vs. All, Jan. 22-29
29.1.2021
In a week that saw meme-driven investors rail against Robinhood in what coverage painted as a David and Goliath story, considerations of who exactly policy should defend flared up
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
AOC's Twitch Stream Ended With Reddit's Millionaire Founder Trying To Talk About Being Poor
29.1.2021
You’ve gotta hand it to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: She sure knows exactly when to hit the “go live” button on Twitch. Once again, sensing the perfect moment to address the gamerly masses, she spent a chunk of last night on Twitch talking with experts about the subreddit WallStreetBets’ shiny...
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...
FTX created a Wall Street Bets index including GME, DOGE and others
29.1.2021
The FTX crypto exchange’s new index is called the Wall Street Bets Index