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April 15, 2025

Better Markets’ Work Addressing Racial Economic Inequality in Finance

We continue to see the structural inequalities embedded in our economic system, particularly the racial inequalities that have gone on for far too long and are too well-known by many of our…

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April 15, 2025

Better Markets’ Work Addressing Climate Change in Finance

Better Markets fights throughout the economic and financial rulemaking and policymaking processes for an economy that works for all Americans, and a financial system that supports the productive economy, jobs, small businesses,…

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April 07, 2025

AI in the Financial Markets: Potential Benefits, Major Risks, and Regulators Trying to Keep Up

The Rapid Evolution of AI. The field of artificial intelligence (“AI”) is exploding. As the headlines proclaim, the race is on in the private sector to be the most successful AI company,…

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January 10, 2025

Gamification, AI and Gambling in Finance

Gambling has well-documented negative consequences, including addiction, financial ruin, and severe mental health issues. The design of modern gambling platforms—whether for sports or financial markets—often incorporates gamification strategies that…

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January 25, 2024

ROBINHOOD/GAMESTOP/CITADEL: MAKING YOUR VOICE HEARD

The frenzied trading in GameStop, AMC, Bed Bath & Beyond, and other “meme stocks” in early 2021 resulted in lots of media coverage, hearings on the Hill, and international attention. The events…

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September 13, 2023

15th Anniversary Lehman Collapse Conference

We can all remember the stunning headlines, market losses, and bailouts that resulted from the collapse of Lehman Brothers in September of 2008. As we approach the 15th anniversary of the collapse,…

Events

July 18, 2023

The Golden Goose That Never Laid Golden Eggs: Unfulfilled Promises of Cryptocurrencies

Below is the Text of our analysis of the crypto industry’s unfulfilled promises. You can find a PDF of the content here. Since the publication of the Bitcoin whitepaper in 2008,…

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July 15, 2022

ALL THE FEDERAL RESERVE NOMINEES ARE CONFIRMED: HERE’S THE KEY INFO

The saga of President Biden’s five nominees for the Federal Reserve Board has reached an end, but it’s important to remember how we got here, and the key issues raised by a…

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July 13, 2022

Better Markets Sends an Agenda to the Incoming Vice Chair for Supervision of the Federal Reserve

After four years of dangerous deregulations during the Trump administration and the weaknesses in the financial system revealed by the 2020 pandemic-caused market and economic stress (2020 pandemic), it is imperative…

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