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BNB (bnb)$765.90↑ 1.03%
XRP (xrp)$1.49↓ 0.64%
USDC (usdc)$0.999813↓ 0.01%
Solana (sol)$117.82↓ 1.18%
TRON (trx)$0.337774↑ 0.87%
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Bitcoin (btc)$83,687.00↑ 0.18%
Ethereum (eth)$2,681.21↓ 0.04%
Tether (usdt)$0.999599↓ 0.01%
BNB (bnb)$765.90↑ 1.03%
XRP (xrp)$1.49↓ 0.64%
USDC (usdc)$0.999813↓ 0.01%
Solana (sol)$117.82↓ 1.18%
TRON (trx)$0.337774↑ 0.87%
Figure Heloc (figr_heloc)$1.028↑ 2.39%
Zcash (zec)$1,404.64↓ 0.68%
Hyperliquid (hype)$90.91↑ 5.69%
Dogecoin (doge)$0.094041↓ 0.20%
Chainlink (link)$14.32↓ 2.65%
Monero (xmr)$539.74↓ 0.96%
WhiteBIT Coin (wbt)$83.55↑ 0.08%

Fireside: Death of the Middle Man (Getting kicked out of Reddit was the best thing that happened to me)

Published February 16, 2026

Matt Rozak interviews Jamie (WSB founder) on how WallStreetBets grew from a post-crisis community into a powerful global collective. Jamie explains WSB wasn’t just GameStop—it was collective arbitrage and bottom-up power. The conversation shifts to Reddit’s legal action against Jamie and the bigger risk: platforms retroactively taking brands and IP created on them. They argue blockchain can provide verifiable records, creator ownership, and accountability—protecting future online communities.

Speakers – Matthew Roszak, Jaime Rogozinski