Robinhood took revenge on the Redditors driving up GameStop’s market cap to protect the hedge funds paying them, and the internet is livid.
The SEC is currently investigating why exactly the cryptocurrency and stock trading app froze purchases of GameStop shares while allowing users to sell it, and politicians ranging from socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to Trumpublican Ted Cruz have lambasted the move.
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