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Robinhood Planning Confidential IPO As Early As March: Report (UPDATE)
Saturday, February 27, 2021 - 12:30pm | 465Read More...Robinhood Markets Inc is moving forward with its IPO plans. What Happened: The fintech startup is planning to file confidentially for an initial public offering, possibly as early as March, Bloomberg has reported, citing sources close to the brokerage. The decision is not yet...
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Six Million New Users Bought Crypto On Robinhood In 2021: Report
Friday, February 26, 2021 - 3:21pm | 310Read More...According to a report from trading app Robinhood, six million new users bought cryptocurrencies in 2021 alone. What Happened: The report titled “Crypto Goes Mainstream” reveals that January alone saw 3 million new crypto users, and the month of February brought in over 2....
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DTCC Proposes Shortening US Trading Settlement Cycle To T+1: Here's Why That's Important
Wednesday, February 24, 2021 - 3:15pm | 461Read More...In the wake of the temporary market chaos created by the WallStreetBets-fueled short squeeze in GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME), AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc (NYSE: AMC), BlackBerry Ltd (NYSE: BB) and other so-called meme stocks, major changes could be coming to the way stock trades are settled....
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WallStreetBets Trader Keith Gill Appears To Have Bought 50,000 More Shares Of GameStop
Saturday, February 20, 2021 - 1:15pm | 372Read More...Keith Gill, the now-famous Reddit WallStreetBets trader, appears to have bought more shares of GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME) after the price fell by 23%. What Happened: Judging by a screenshot Gill shared on Friday afternoon, he bought 50,000 more shares of the stock. Gill previously showed he...
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Market Experts React To GameStop Hearing: 'Congress Needed To Dig Deeper'
Friday, February 19, 2021 - 4:50pm | 607Read More...The CEOs of Reddit, Robinhood, Citadel Securities and Melvin Capital testified in front of the House Financial Services Committee on Thursday as part of a Congressional inquiry into extreme volatility in GameStop — and Robinhood’s decision to temporarily limit buying of so-called...
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Fintech Focus For February 19, 2021
Thursday, February 18, 2021 - 6:07pm | 2074Read More...Quote To Start The Day: Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going. Source: Jim Rohn One Big Thing In Fintech: “There is no reason why the greatest financial system the world has ever seen cannot settle trades in real time,” Robinhood founder Vlad Tenev said....
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Robinhood, Citadel, Melvin Capital CEOs Grilled In Response To Reddit, Hedge Fund Short Squeeze Drama
Thursday, February 18, 2021 - 4:53pm | 564Read More...On Thursday, the House Financial Services Committee committee held a special hearing to attempt to sort through the stock market drama surrounding Reddit’s WallStreetBets, the trading app Robinhood, hedge fund Citadel Securities and stocks like GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME) that recently...
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9 Best Prop Bets On GameStop Congressional Hearing: Stonks, WallStreetBets, Elon Musk And More
Thursday, February 18, 2021 - 12:10pm | 335Read More...Betting site MyBookie is offering betting odds on the Congressional hearing set to take place Thursday afternoon. The U.S. House Committee on Financial Services hearing on market volatility is expected to be a widely covered event for the financial markets that could have a ripple effect. Here are...
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GameStop Congressional Hearing: Robinhood, Citadel Deny Collusion In Prepared Remarks
Thursday, February 18, 2021 - 11:30am | 759Read More...On Thursday, a Congressional committee will attempt to sort through the stock market drama surrounding Reddit’s WallStreetBets, the trading app Robinhood, hedge fund Citadel Securities and stocks like GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME) that recently experienced extreme surges in volatility. The House...
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Robinhood To Let Users Deposit, Withdraw Dogecoin And Other Cryptos: What That Means For Investors
Thursday, February 18, 2021 - 4:16am | 618Read More...Robinhood Markets, Inc will allow its customers to withdraw and deposit cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin (BTC) and the meme-themed Dogecoin (DOGE). What Happened: The broker said in a series of tweets that it is in the process of building deposits and withdrawals for all listed...
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Congressional Hearing On GameStop Ahead: What Investors Need To Know
Wednesday, February 17, 2021 - 4:44pm | 637Read More...On Thursday, Congress is taking its first crack at sorting through the stock market drama surrounding Reddit’s WallStreetBets, the trading app Robinhood, hedge fund Citadel Securities and high-flying stocks like GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME). What Happened? The House Financial Services Committee...
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Dogecoin Mega-Whale? Elon Musk Thinks It Could Be Robinhood
Wednesday, February 17, 2021 - 8:25am | 389Read More...Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk seemingly agreed Tuesday that Robinhood could be the owner of the world's largest Dogecoin (DOGE) wallet address. What Happened: Musk was responding to a comment on Twitter Inc’s (NASDAQ: TWTR) platform which explored the possibility of...
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Robinhood CEO Goes To Confessional: Vlad Tenev Admits Mistakes On Chamath Palihapitiya's Podcast
Sunday, February 14, 2021 - 12:11pm | 432Read More...Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev admitted his company could have done a better job explaining the restrictions it took amid the Reddit and GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME) craze. What Happened: “No doubt we could have communicated this a little bit better to customers,” Tenev said...
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Fintech Focus For February 12, 2021
Thursday, February 11, 2021 - 10:33pm | 2018Read More...Quote To Start The Day: We believe that the new commodity upswing, and in particular oil up cycle, has started. Source: JPMorgan One Big Thing In Fintech: This month marks the 50th anniversary of Nasdaq’s launch in 1971. The story of Nasdaq’s first five decades highlights its impact on...
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Robinhood Facing Dozens Of Lawsuits Ahead Of Potential 2021 IPO
Wednesday, February 10, 2021 - 3:24pm | 447Read More...Trading app Robinhood is facing legal hurdles ahead as it prepares for what could be one of the largest IPOs of 2021. What Happened: This week, the family of Robinhood user Alex Kearns, who committed suicide after racking up large losses on Robinhood, sued the company, stating that its...














