Meme ETFs: Smart Innovation or Just a Gimmick?
Meme stocks gave markets their most colorful subplot in years—crowdsourced narratives, rocket-ship emojis, and price moves that punished shorts and…
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SPACs as a loophole for shady listings
Between 2020 and 2021, Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) became one of Wall Street’s hottest trends. Hundreds of these “blank-check”…
Option Chain Manipulation Tactics
Options markets are meant to reflect investor sentiment and provide tools for hedging, speculation, and risk management. But options are…
The offshore laundering route via ‘global’ mutual funds
“Global” mutual funds are marketed as windows to international opportunities. They promise Indian investors access to U.S. tech giants, European…
ESG investing — greenwashing or genuine?
In the last decade, Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) investing has transformed from a niche approach into one of the…
TikTok’s influence on stock hype
Once dismissed as just a platform for dance trends and memes, TikTok has emerged as a surprising player in financial…
Poly Network’s $610M Theft
In August 2021, the decentralized finance (DeFi) world was stunned by the news that Poly Network, a cross-chain interoperability protocol,…
Ronin Network’s $600M Axie Infinity hack
In March 2022, the cryptocurrency and gaming worlds collided with one of the largest hacks in history: the Ronin Network…
The Bitfinex Hack of 2016
In the turbulent history of cryptocurrency, few events shook investor confidence as violently as the Bitfinex hack of 2016. On…
Fake M&A leaks to pump shares
In financial markets, few catalysts spark as much excitement as news of a potential merger or acquisition (M&A). Whether it’s…