A novel type of entity has emerged in the world of global finance. It is called a Decentralized Autonomous Organization (“DAO”) and it was created to offer several benefits over traditional corporate structures. DAO’s are digital organizations built on blockchain technology and managed by their members in a democratic voting environment, DAO’s reduce transactional costs by removing the need for third parties, and DAO’s spur innovation in small business by making access to banking and capital more equitable…
Read MoreIn January 2021, GameStop’s stock dropped 16 percent after the company’s holiday sales were 27 percent below expectations. (Matt Perez, Forbes). Demonstrating further evidence of declining business performance, GameStop was scheduled to close 1,000 retail store fronts and lay off 14% of its staff by March 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic and the trend toward online shopping. (Matt Perez, Forbes; Lauren Gray, Yahoo). Institutional investors capitalized on the company’s poor performance by short selling GameStop’s stock, expecting it to continue to fall. (Juliet Chung, Wall Street Journal). Short sellers are investors who borrow shares of stock from a financial institution to sell on the market with the hope of buying them back later at a lower price. (Adam Hayes, Investopedia). Investors profit from the difference between the price of the shares borrowed and sold and the price of the shares purchased and returned. Id…
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