• kbin_space_program@kbin.run
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        Its apparently not that uncommon a move, as according to what I’ve watched about it, it allows the company using the trick to go public without going through the checks and balances that the FTC usually does.

        What is uncommon is that they fucked it up at least twice that I can recall. They were supposed to go public summer 2023.

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      Traditional methods of stock valuation went out the window when people turned specific stocks into memes. It’s playing with fire, really

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    I don’t think this article is doing much more than interviewing one hyped man in Florida. The stock price is down 6% since the felony convictions.

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      I was thinking of Russians and other bad actors using it to transfer cash. I’m not sure if that would be traceable, though?