<a href="https://www.wsj.com/business/retail/the-hottest-app-in-retail-is-now-worth-20-billion-c98f0897?mod=WSJ_TJPOD">Whatnot is one of the fastest-growing shopping platforms</a> in the U.S., featuring live auctions that allow users to bid on trading cards, rare coins, designer fashions and more. But as WSJ’s <a href="https://www.wsj.com/news/author/hanna-krueger?mod=WSJ_TJPOD">Hanna Krueger</a> explains, critics say Whatnot’s high-pressure countdowns and swipe-to-bid design <a href="https://www.wsj.com/business/retail/whatnot-live-shopping-app-48b67987?mod=WSJ_TJPOD">encourage overspending and gambling addiction</a>, claims the company denies. <a href="https://www.wsj.com/news/author/jessica-mendoza?mod=WSJ_TJPOD">Jessica Mendoza</a> hosts.
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