# Congress is blaming Robinhood, not Reddit

# Congress is blaming Robinhood, not Reddit

“# Congress is blaming Robinhood, not Reddit ” Vlad Tenev, Robinhood’s CEO, very much occupied the hot seat in today’s hearing before the House Financial Services Committee over January’s market volatility.  None of the representatives seemed particularly interested in putting the screws to Reddit CEO Steve Huffman, and many seemed to give Keith Gill the…

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# PayPal expanding crypto services to U.K. residents

# PayPal expanding crypto services to U.K. residents

“# PayPal expanding crypto services to U.K. residents ” Residents of the United Kingdom will be the first people outside of the U.S. who are able to use PayPal for buying and selling crypto.  According to journalist Carl Quintanilla, the payments platform is planning to expand its crypto offerings to the U.K. in the coming…

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# Robinhood, Melvin, and Citadel execs expected to testify on GameStop before Congress

# Robinhood, Melvin, and Citadel execs expected to testify on GameStop before Congress

“# Robinhood, Melvin, and Citadel execs expected to testify on GameStop before Congress ” Executives from companies involved in the recent controversy between hedge funds and retail investors from Reddit may be testifying at a House Financial Services Committee hearing next week. According to a Reuters report, two people familiar with the matter said executives…

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# Thai finance minister critical of current crypto speculative surge

# Thai finance minister critical of current crypto speculative surge

“# Thai finance minister critical of current crypto speculative surge ” Thailand’s booming cryptocurrency trading market is causing some concern for government officials. According to Bloomberg, Arkhom Termpittayapaisith — the country’s finance minister — has warned that the ongoing crypto speculative mania could have dire implications for Thailand’s capital market. The finance minister issued the…

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