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Posted inEconomic Policy
Lessons From the Crypto Crash
Cryptocurrency, NFTs, and stablecoins are a trillion-dollar trash fire.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Return of Michael Barr
Spurned for high-level positions on several occasions, he enters the conversation for a Fed slot at a time when progressives are wary of more personnel battles.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Biden Must Block Crypto’s Access to the Revolving Door
Government officials should not be able to cash out working for firms directly affected by their own actions in office.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Eight Congressmen Subverting the SEC’s Crypto Investigation
Call them the ‘Blockchain Eight.’
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Real Reason Republicans Are Blocking Biden’s Fed Nominees
It has to do with Sen. Cynthia Lummis and special Wyoming-chartered depository institutions that take cryptocurrencies.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Crypto: Containing the Hydra-Headed Beast
While the Fed and the Treasury dither, this behemoth is getting too complex to contain.
Posted inEconomic Policy
What Happened, Ms. Yellen?
How the Treasury has become the graveyard of progressive financial regulation
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Stock Market Bubble and the Regulation Paradox
Understanding the several smaller financial-market bubbles that make up the big one
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
NFT Investors: JPEGs Are Just a Stepping-Stone
Enthusiasts freely admit the buzzy collectibles are a bubble. But they’re betting NFTs are scaffolding for a new internet architecture that’s here to stay.