Blink Charging stock jumps after ShareIntel hired to investigate potential naked short selling

Shares of Blink Charging Co. BLNK, +2.57% shot up 6.9% toward a two-month high in premarket trading Wednesday, after the maker of electric vehicle charging equipment said it hired Shareholder Intellig...

Hellbiz hires same company used by Genius Group to combat illegal short selling

Shares of Hellbiz Inc. HLBZ, +109.13% soared 41.3% in midday trading Monday, and have more than doubled in two days, after the e-scooters and e-bicycles provider said it hired Shareholder Intelligence...

Small-cap companies are going after naked short sellers in growing numbers: ‘It’s the biggest risk to the health of today’s public markets’

A growing number of small-cap companies are announcing plans to go after naked short sellers, claiming their stocks are being artificially depressed by illegal trading activity. Verb Technology Co. In...

Verb Technology joins Genius Group and Helbiz in going after naked short sellers

Verb Technology Co. Inc. VERB, +76.69%, a provider of interactive video-based sales apps, has become the latest small-cap company to announce plans to address naked short selling of its stock, among s...

Genius Group CEO on why his company is fighting back against naked short sellers — and it’s not alone

“It’s like being robbed in a library, but you can’t shout ‘Thief!’ because there are ‘Silence, please’ signs everywhere.” That’s how Roger Hamilton, chief executive of Genius Group Ltd. GNS, +55.02%, ...

Hellbiz stock skyrockets after following Genius Group’s example of investigating illegal short selling

Shares of Hellbiz Inc. HLBZ, +70.76% skyrocketed 143.3% toward a three-month high on massive volume in morning trading Friday, after the New York-based e-scooters and e-bicycles provider said it was e...