Who is Keith Gill, the online influencer sending GameStop shares soaring again?


FILE PHOTO: Keith Gill, an individual online investor in GameStop, testifies during a hearing of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services, in Washington, U.S., February 18, 2021. House Committee on Financial Services/Handout via Reuters/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Keith Gill, the office worker who shot to notoriety after his online personas and bullish bets on GameStop sparked a retail trading frenzy, appears to be re-emerging from obscurity.

Known as "Roaring Kitty" on YouTube and "DeepF***ingValue" on Reddit's popular WallStreetBets, Gill was a key figure in the so-called "Reddit rally" in which shares of GameStop surged 1600% at one point in Jan. 2021, crushing hedge funds that had bet against the videogame retailer.

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