Throwback: When WallStreetBets Banned Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin Discussions Due To ‘Bows To Crypto’ Gibe

Reddit investor forum WallStreetBets, which helped drive the trading frenzy in videogame retailer GameStop’s stock in early 2021, reinstated a ban on all cryptocurrency discussions less than 24 hours after allowing a crypto discussion thread with restrictions later the same year. What Happened: The ban was reinstated in April 2021 after a story by Bloomberg said that WallStreetBets had bowed to the crypto wave.