Hundreds of thousands watch as AOC takes on Robinhood on Twitch
AOC and guests explored the conditions that led to the GameStop short squeeze and the ramifications of the institutional response to it. Hundreds of thousands tuned in to a Twitch stream today as U.S. congresswoman Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez discussed Robinhood’s controversial decision to suspend trading in GameStop after the short squeeze engineered by r/WallStreetBets.Hours earlier, Ocasio-Cortez, who sits on the House Financial Services Committee, slammed Robinhood for favoring the interests of the ultra wealthy at the expense of ordinary investors. “This is unacceptable. We now need to....
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Twitch, the online streaming platform beloved by geeks and gamers from all over the world, started accepting Bitcoin, following an announcement made a few weeks ago. Bitcoin was just one of many payment options announced by Twitch.tv in their international push. We can now take Bitcoin, PaySafeCard, and many more payment options for Twitch Turbo (channel subs soon™). BLOG: http://t.co/Mqlh395pkB. - Twitch (@Twitch) August 2, 2014. A Strategic Move. The growing success platform, which generates nearly 2% of the internet traffic in the United States, allows gamers to broadcast ("stream")....
Bitcoin tipping service ChangeTip has integrated with video streaming platform Twitch.tv. The integration works by way of a ChangeTip tip bot, which Twitch.tv streamers can authorize to join their chat channels. Once activated, users can begin contributing bitcoin tips. Twitch began accepting direct bitcoin payments for its Turbo subscription service last August, and later announced the addition of dogecoin payments in October. Created in 2011, Twitch reaches millions of users per month and has become a source of income for a number of high-profile streamers. The platform has been buoyed....
Lily Allen regrets that she did not take the gig that was paying "hundreds of thousands of Bitcoins"
Lily Allen has confirmed that she was offered hundreds of thousands of Bitcoins back in 2009 for streaming a live gig on Second Life. She did not think much of the offer and declined it instantly. Now she is regretting her choice. Since the virtual currency is worth more than 900 USD she would have been worth 90 to 180 million dollars more today if she just had said yes to the offer from Second Life. A big mistake anyone?
Robinhood Markets Inc., the American financial services company headquartered in Menlo Park, California, has seen its initial public offering (IPO) delayed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). According to a report citing “people familiar with the matter” the SEC is questioning Robinhood’s cryptocurrency business. SEC Questions Robinhood’s Crypto Dealings, IPO Delayed Robinhood was supposed to be having an initial public offering this month but according to a report from Bloomberg, the listing has been slowed by the SEC. The report cites a few....
Recently, the Dogecoin price has been in decline, in part due to the recent Moolah scandal (Moolah had a strong presence within the Dogecoin community). But the Dogecoin price reversed course on Monday, rising nearly 20% after Twitch announced that they now accept Dogecoin as payment for their video game streaming subscription service. Also Read: Dogecar Driver Josh Wise Places 28th in NASCAR Talladega Race. Dogecoin Price Rebounds after Twitch Announcement. Upon hearing the announcement, investors immediately began rocketing up the Dogecoin price on exchanges. The Dogecoin price-which had....