Riot Platforms Trading Volume Surges 98.62% to Rank 439th Despite Stock Price Decline

On April 14, 2025, Riot Platforms (RIOT) saw a significant increase in trading volume, reaching 2.02 billion, a 98.62% rise from the previous day. This surge placed Riot among the top 439 stocks by trading volume for the day. However, despite the high trading volume, the stock price of Riot Platforms (RIOT) experienced a slight decline of 0.71%.

Riot police were deployed to remove pro-Palestinian demonstrators from the Maagdenhuis, the administrative headquarters of the University of Amsterdam. The activists, numbering in the hundreds, had occupied the building to demand that the university sever ties with Israeli universities. The demonstrators renamed the complex the Sirin Al-Atta house, honoring a gynecologist killed in Gaza. The university, while respecting the right to demonstrate, drew the line at the occupation of its buildings. The university had recently stopped its collaboration with the Hebrew University in Jerusalem but remains involved with other Israeli institutions. Similar protests occurred at other universities, including Radboud University in Nijmegen, and targeted the head office of Allianz insurance in the Netherlands, which is a shareholder of Elbit Systems, Israel's main supplier of weapons.

Pro-Palestinian activists have been involved in various protests and occupations across different universities and cities. In Amsterdam, dozens of activists broke into and occupied the Maagdenhuis, leading to the deployment of riot police. The university had filed a formal complaint, and after several hours, police ordered the students to leave. Similar actions were reported in Italy, where riot police broke up pro-Palestinian protesters in Milan. In the United States, a dozen pro-Palestinian protesters at Stanford University are facing felony charges tied to a 2024 campus occupation. Additionally, thousands gathered globally over the weekend to attend pro-Palestine protests, calling for an end to Israel's war on Gaza and demanding a ceasefire, an end to the Israeli blockade and occupation, and the return of Palestinian refugees.