Wall Street's Stamp of Legitimacy Fuels Suspected Pump-and-Dumps

• Pump-and-dump schemes, reminiscent of 'The Wolf of Wall Street', are now globally orchestrated via social media and AI, making them harder for US regulators to combat.
• Approximately 60 new Nasdaq-listed firms have been implicated in these scams, resulting in $16 billion in lost market capitalization since 2023.
• US investment banks are criticized for underwriting IPOs of foreign companies that later exhibit manipulative trading patterns, with some executives facing federal charges.

The video exposes a growing trend of pump-and-dump schemes targeting US stock exchanges, particularly involving small foreign companies. These scams, often orchestrated globally via social media and AI, have led to billions in investor losses and pose significant challenges for regulators, highlighting vulnerabilities in market oversight.