The Vergecast is the flagship podcast from The Verge about small gadgets, Big Tech, and everything in between. Every Friday, hosts Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz hang out and make sense of the week’s most important technology news. And every Tuesday, David leads a selection of The Verge’s expert staffers in an exploration of how gadgets and software affect our lives – and which ones you should bring into yours.
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episode 438: GameStop, Reddit, and Robin Hood: How r/WallStreetBets gamed the stock of GameStop
The Verge's Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, and Elizabeth Lopatto explain how the users of the subreddit r/WallStreetBets sent GameStop, AMC and other stocks rocketing up through the stock market.
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- How r/WallStreetBets gamed the stock of GameStop
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- Robinhood blocks purchase of GameStop, AMC, and BlackBerry stock
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- r/WallStreetBets went private — and now it’s back with a message
- After buy ban, GameStop hypebeasts are looking for a Robinhood alternative
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- Robinhood will allow ‘limited buys’ of stocks like GameStop starting Friday
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