BREAKDOWN: GameStop, Robinhood and the Failure of Un-Free Markets

The latest in the saga of WallStreetBets vs the world.

This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io.

In this edition of the Breakdown’s weekly recap, NLW looks at:

Robinhood’s ham-fisted explanations for why it shut down buying for GME and other stocksWhy the root cause seems to have been insolvencyHow politicians are gearing up for political inquiries around the trading shutdowns How WSB is reacting to the shutdown attempts 

This week on The Breakdown:

Monday | The Bitcoin Whales Won’t Stop Buying

Tuesday | ‘The 4 Wars We Could Fight With China,’ Feat. Kyle Bass

Wednesday | Why Bitcoin Has More Ideological Flexibility Than We Think

Thursday | WallStreetBets Is Occupy Wall Street With Teeth

Friday | In Retrospect, It Was Inevitable: Elon Musk Pumps Bitcoin to Space

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