Analysis

January 28, 2021

Reddit's run on GameStop shuts down European trading apps

European trading apps like Trading212 have been hit by outages amid frenzied activity around GameStop shares driven by Reddit users.


Wall Street Bets Reddit

Like many people, UK-based Sayem Ahmed saw an opportunity to strike it rich on social media this week. Ahmed, a marketing specialist, saw people talking on Twitter and Reddit about the rise of troubled US video game retailer GameStop.

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