Stocktwits Jumps On The Crypto Bandwagon
Howard Lindzon, cofounder and CEO of Stocktwits, at MoneyConf 2018 in Dublin. (Photo By Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile via Getty Images)
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Stocktwits is launching its boldest expansion in years with Cryptotwits, an offshoot of its 17-year-old social media platform for traders and investors, now with a focus on digital assets.
This isn’t just a product update. It’s what prompted founder Howard Lindzon’s return to the CEO chair after an eight-year hiatus, and a bet that the same formula that once worked for equities can resonate with the crypto crowd. He left the post in 2016 after nearly a decade at the helm, thinking someone else might steer the company better. But by 2024, dissatisfied with its drift…
