Tube Star: Hikaru and Stage Name

tube star: Last month, Hikaru, a Japanese You Tube star so famous he can go by a single stage name, listed himself on Valu, a platform for people to raise money, often for personal projects or businesses, by essentially selling shares in themselves. ; Unlike many crowdsourcing sites, which are platforms for people or businesses to raise money online from large groups of individuals, the exchange also allows the trading of those who list their Valus on the exchange, according to The Japan Times. That means that prices can rise and fall. That may not be so great for investors though. And rise and fall Hikaru did. But then, just a week after going public, Hikaru and two friends, who go by the stage names Ikkun and Raphael, cashed out, according to officials from the exchange. Soon after listing, Hikaru, whose You Tube channel boasts 2.6 million subscribers, soared on the market as his fans dived in. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.