💀 #BIDS – Bidstack Collapse24 Jun 2025 11:24
The Bidstack debacle is one of the clearest recent examples of corruption in the UK small-cap space.
What Happened:
Retail was sold a dream of in-game advertising dominance.
Directors filed holdings that gave the appearance of minor ownership.
But then millions of shares were sold on the quiet — with no disclosure, and no regulator action.
The company went private, and retail investors were left with zero — no compensation, no inquiry, no accountability.
And Brokers?
They just shrugged it off. No protection. No investigation.
The FCA? Silent.
The LSE? Complicit.
🧨 The Bigger Problem – A Captured System
What you're describing isn’t mismanagement — it’s a systemic failure designed to benefit insiders:
Directors offloading shares without proper disclosure.
Brokers facilitating insider trades under the radar.
Regulators asleep at the wheel (or worse—aligned with the money).
Retail investors treated like exit liquidity, with no recourse.
And this is why long-term investing in AIM or UK small-caps has become a fool’s game unless you’re inside the club.
> The rules they preach don’t apply to them. And when retail cries foul, they gaslight you with “market risks” and “volatility.”