GameStop bought 0 million of Bitcoin

GameStop bought $500 million of Bitcoin

GameStop announced on Wednesday that it bought 4,710 Bitcoin, which is worth over $500 million at the time of the purchase. The video game retail chain has struggled to stay relevant in a time when digital gaming purchases are increasingly popular — plus, the company took on a new kind of notoriety when it unwittingly…

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#Dub: the copy trading app that has teens talking

#Dub: the copy trading app that has teens talking

Social media changed everything from news consumption to shopping. Now, Dub thinks it can do the same for investing through an influencer-driven marketplace where users can follow the trades of top investors with a few taps. Think of it as TikTok meets Wall Street. Founded by 23-year-old Steven Wang — a Harvard drop-out who began…

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#Reality bites traders, memers and crypt-iots

#Reality bites traders, memers and crypt-iots

“Reality bites traders, memers and crypt-iots” Melvin Capital is maybe the first — but certainly won’t be the last — hedge fund hammered out of business as markets wean themselves off the heroin of cheap money that has propelled stocks and just about everything else for the past two-plus years. Hedge-fund investors, even those who…

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#Melvin Capital clients fume at founder Gabe Plotkin

#Melvin Capital clients fume at founder Gabe Plotkin

“Melvin Capital clients fume at founder Gabe Plotkin” Melvin Capital said it is finally shutting down after getting clobbered by Reddit investors last year — and now clients are doubly angry because its founder Gabe Plotkin is still charging them fees, The Post has learned. Plotkin — whose massive short positions in “meme stocks” like…

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#Robinhood gets ‘meme stock’ lawsuit dismissed in federal court

#Robinhood gets ‘meme stock’ lawsuit dismissed in federal court

“#Robinhood gets ‘meme stock’ lawsuit dismissed in federal court” A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit against the brokerage app Robinhood that was filed by retail traders who claimed they lost billions after they were stopped from selling so-called “meme stocks” that were artificially inflated by internet chat groups. Chief US District Judge Cecilia Altonaga…

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