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Re:Robinhood is limiting purchases of stocks: AMC, Blackberr... by agumonkey on Thursday January 28, 2021 @11:05AM (#25943995)
Going down is one degree lower than officially displaying a 'you cannot buy <security>' on your app. I know DDoS smell bad but it's not the same. And mind you I lost profits on the latest DDoS.
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Re:Robinhood is limiting purchases of stocks: AMC, Blackberr... by ceejayoz on Thursday January 28, 2021 @11:07AM (#25944027)
Coinbase suspended XRP. Not a perfect comparison, but perhaps closer to what you're referring to.
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Re:Robinhood is limiting purchases of stocks: AMC, Blackberr... by agumonkey on Thursday January 28, 2021 @11:12AM (#25944116)
It was due to the SEC, not unofficial influences.. I think it's a different topic
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