Congressional Panel Says Webull Poses National Security Risk Over China Ties; Shares Fall 18%
A congressional committee concluded the trading platform's China ties create risks of customer data exposure to Chinese surveillance, sending its stock down sharply.
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A U.S. congressional committee has found that trading platform Webull is not the ordinary American company it presents itself as, concluding that its ties to China create a national security risk, according to CNBC.
The panel's findings center on concerns that the platform's structure exposes customer data to the risk of Chinese government surveillance. Webull has positioned itself as a U.S.-based brokerage and trading app, but the committee's assessment challenges that characterization.
Following the report, Webull's stock price fell sharply, dropping 18% in reaction to the findings. The decline reflects investor concern over the regulatory and reputational implications of a congressional panel publicly linking the company to national security risks tied to China.
The report does not specify what remedial steps, if any, Webull or regulators might take next. The findings add Webull to a broader list of companies with China-linked ownership or operations that have drawn scrutiny from U.S. lawmakers over data security concerns in recent years.
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- Trading platform Webull's China ties create national security risk, congressional panel finds; stock drops 18% — CNBC — Top News
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