** Shares of e-commerce firm Vinco Ventures BBIG.O gains
as much as 25% to three-week high of $1.25
** Currently up 12% at $1.12
** BBIG has about 17% of free float shares shorted,
according to Ortex data
** The company's ticker was trending on investor-focused
website stocktwits.com, indicating interest from retail
investors
** BBIG heads for second straight quarterly fall in shares,
down ~30% YTD
** Blockchain tech and bitcoin mining co Cryptyde Inc
TYDEV.O , which was spun off from parent co BBIG earlier this
year, rises 5.4% to 83 cents
(Reporting by Medha Singh)
((medha.singh@thomsonreuters.com))