When Robinhood temporarily barred its retail customers from buying GameStop stocks, purportedly as a reaction to reddit’s r/WallStreetBets community buying it in an attempt to squeeze out the major hedge funds shorting the video game retailer’s stock, many decided that they would protest by buying Dogecoin instead. However, the plan may have backfired in a big way, according to blockchain analytics firm Elliptic’s chief scientist and co-founder, Tom Robinson.
Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev faced some tough questions after cutting off GameStop buys—now congress is asking them again (Photo: CNN)
