Adrienne Harris, an industry-friendly fintech adviser, takes over New York’s powerful financial regulator.
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Posted inBuilding Back America
Infrastructure Summer: Will Biden’s Agenda Survive the Senate Finance Committee?
Testing Ron Wyden’s willingness to challenge the rich and powerful
Posted inEconomic Policy
Biden Needs to Be Wary of Crypto Grifters
The administration has a host of options to create a public option for digital currencies and use regulatory tools to prevent fraud and abuse.
Posted inTAP
Time to Ban Private Cryptocurrencies
Today on TAP: The libertarian crypto fantasy has backfired
Posted inEconomic Policy
Plumbing the Depths at the SEC
It’s not enough to just get a new progressive chair. All of the key staff positions are also worthy of attention.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Financial Speculation Is About More Than GameStop Day Traders
The real speculation is happening at the top of the market, through skyrocketing merger transactions and increases in the power of the biggest companies.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Speculation: The Post-Pandemic National Pastime
Photos and tweets selling on the blockchain. Stock investments in companies with no product. Welcome to the new Gilded Age.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
What’s Really at Stake in the GameStop Hearing
Markets are over-financialized, over-speculated, and bloated. Beyond WallStreetBets and Robinhood, that’s the real issue.
Posted inCabinet Watch
Deregulatory Trump Official Praises His Potential Successor
Brian Brooks, who ran the OCC under Trump, believes Michael Barr shares his vision on cryptocurrencies.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Elon Musk Pumped Dogecoin Into a 50 Percent Gain. Who Cashed In?
If a single tweet can wildly move prices, maybe there’s a problem with our financial markets.