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Loss hits eToro amid slowed user growth on fading GameStop hype

EToro remains on track to hit forecasts under conservative growth estimates

Hollywood actor Alec Baldwin appeared in an advertising campaign for eToro in 2020
Hollywood actor Alec Baldwin appeared in an advertising campaign for eToro in 2020

Fading frenzied demand for meme stocks and cryptocurrencies in the second quarter led user growth rates to decline sharply at online brokerage eToro, as the firm was hit by losses ahead of its planned public debut.

The digital trading firm reported 2.6 million new registered users between April and June, slowing from growth of 3 million new users in the first quarter of 2021.

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