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  "title": "A profile of livestream shopping app Whatnot, which added 20M accounts in 2025, facilitated the sale of ~$8B in goods, and is set for $1B+ in revenue in 2026 (Wall Street Journal)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/a-profile-of-livestream-shopping-app-whatnot-which-added-20m-accounts",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-05T05:30:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Techmeme",
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    "url": "https://www.wsj.com/business/retail/whatnot-live-shopping-app-48b67987?st=SZ2epd&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink"
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  "summary": "Whatnot's fast-moving auctions and feverish ‘breaks’ hook users hoping to buy prized sports cards—plus fashion, tools, food and nearly anything else",
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