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Keith Gill, additionally recognized on-line as Roaring Kitty (additionally recognized by different pseudonyms similar to DeepF*ckingValue), has posted a cryptic meme on X.
Notably, this was Gill’s first publish in roughly three years because the occasions surrounding the GameStop case and the shutdown of the WallStreetBets subreddit.
— Roaring Kitty (@TheRoaringKitty) Could 13, 2024
The meme depicts a person leaning ahead from a sitting place whereas holding what seems to be a smartphone. Notably, the meme has a purple chair and a purple arrow going proper, indicating some kind of motion or directional change.
Gill is essentially credited for spiking the GameStop inventory surge in late 2020. Gill labored as a monetary analyst, turned satisfied that GameStop inventory was undervalued and shared this perception on Twitter (now X) and YouTube utilizing the deal with RoaringKitty.
In 2019, Gill bought $53,000 price of GameStop inventory. As he continued posting concerning the inventory on social media, extra retail merchants (on a regular basis individuals who commerce shares) started shopping for GameStop, resulting in a speedy rise within the inventory value. When GameStop’s inventory value peaked at $483 per share in January 2021, Gill’s funding was valued at practically $48 million.
Gill’s identification was revealed shortly after the GameStop inventory surge by Reuters who recognized him utilizing public data. In February 2021, Gill testified to Congress about his position within the GameStop inventory saga, stating that he thought the inventory was “dramatically undervalued.”
In September 2022 and 2023, Netflix and Sony Photos launched a docuseries and a film titled “Eat the Wealthy: The GameStop Saga” and “Dumb Cash,” respectively, which spotlighted Gill’s journey.
A Solana memecoin ($GME) made to commemorate the occasions surrounding the GameStop controversy immediately surged $510.9% simply over eight hours since Gill’s X publish.
“The $GME memecoin pays homage to the GameStop saga anniversary, displaying we are able to stand as much as the massive guys collectively,” states the token’s official web site.
In line with knowledge from CoinGecko, the token’s value has been largely inactive since its creation in late January. It stays unclear whether or not Gill has any reference to the token.
Disclaimer: The creator doesn’t maintain any crypto above $100 in worth and solely purchases crypto for utility and experimentation, not funding.
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