Tech Stocks, Meme Stocks, Crypto: Investors Are Feeling Bold Again

Tech stocks are rising manically, spilling into meme stocks. Bullishness is hitting a fever pitch in the options market. The MEME ETF—tied to the Solactive Roundhill Meme Stock Index—has risen 61% this year.

• 2023-07-19
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Hong Kong Lets Retail Investors Trade Crypto in New Rules That Contrast With Clampdowns in Asia

(Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong said retail investors can trade crypto under its new rulebook for the sector, stepping up a drive to develop a digital-asset hub even as the industry and regulators clash elsewhere in Asia.The city’s Securities and Futures Commission on Tuesday detailed the conclusions of a consultation on retail participation. The agency stuck with a plan to let individual investors buy and sell bigger tokens like Bitcoin and Ether starting June 1 when a new licensing regime for virtual

• 2023-05-23
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Whatever happened to new investors from 2020? Market turmoil, meme stocks and crypto didn’t scare them off.

A new survey catching up with people who started brokerage accounts in 2020 said three-quarters of them are still maintaining their accounts.

• 2023-03-08
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Some Everyday Investors Still Bet Crypto Can Make Them Rich

Digital currencies’ bruising losses and big risks haven’t swayed those who say other paths to wealth aren’t accessible to them.

• 2023-02-21
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Hong Kong Plans to Let Retail Sector Trade Larger Crypto Tokens

(Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong outlined a plan to let retail investors trade digital tokens like Bitcoin and Ether, taking a major step toward its goal of becoming a crypto hub in a policy shift that contrasts with a crackdown in the US.Most Read from BloombergIran Nuclear Inspectors Find Uranium Enriched to 84% PurityUS-China Meeting Only Worsens Tensions Over Balloon, RussiaMeta Launches Subscription Service for Facebook and InstagramBeijing Wants to Meet EU Leaders as US Ties FrayIndividual investo

• 2023-02-20
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