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October 09, 2025

Paul Atkins is Politicizing the SEC

Introduction Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Paul Atkins is fond of saying that it is a new day at the SEC. His agenda demonstrates that what he means is…

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October 01, 2025

The SEC Must Not Kill The CAT

Introduction On May 6, 2010, nearly $1 trillion of stock market value was temporarily lost.[1] Some stocks inexplicably plummeted to $1 per share while others skyrocketed to more than $100,000…

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October 01, 2025

Wall Street Banks Are Trying to Return to Dangerously Low 2007 Capital Levels, Again Endangering Main Street Jobs and Homes

Let’s be clear about what is happening with capital at the largest U.S. banks: those banks and their army of lobbyists – and allies in the Trump administration and at the banking…

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September 25, 2025

We’ve Seen This Movie Before

If you listen to crypto executives, you’d think that they are some of the most besieged business leaders in history. By their telling, the industry has been lost in the regulatory wilderness,…

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September 17, 2025

The SEC Must Make Markets Work for Investors

Introduction On September 18, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will host a roundtable to discuss its “Trade-through Rule.”[1] The rule restricts the execution of trades on one venue at…

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September 04, 2025

Key Questions that the Senate Should Ask Trump Advisor Stephen Miran at His Fed Nomination Hearing

Stephen Miran, Chair of the White House’s Council of Economic Advisors (“CEA”), has been nominated to become a member of the Federal Reserve (“Fed”) Board of Governors, one of the most important…

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August 21, 2025

The Crypto Stablecoin GENIUS Act Hurts All Americans by Undermining the Economy, Financial System, and Monetary Policy

Just last month the so-called GENIUS Act was signed, creating the first U.S. law dealing with stablecoins (which we have referred to as unstablecoins). However, while crypto and stablecoin advocates claim…

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August 20, 2025

FDIC Unleashing Scammers to Mislead and Rip Off Bank Customers’ Money with Proposed Rule

Tens of millions—if not hundreds of millions—of dollars are being lost by bank customers who were led to believe that their money was insured by the FDIC when it was not. For…

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August 11, 2025

Chair Atkins’ Agenda is the Industry’s Agenda

Introduction Four months ago, the Senate confirmed Paul Atkins as the 34th chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Although the SEC has not yet published its rulemaking agenda under…

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