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Did you miss anything this week Cato CMFA?? Don't worry, we've got you covered. ------------------------ Articles: - Shifts, Not Shocks: Rethinking Rust Belt Decline - @NorbertJMichel & Jerome Famularo buff.ly/zHegwAA - Financial Surveillance Is Expanding—But So Is the

It’s only the beginning and every copy of my book is gone. Thank you to everyone who has stopped by at Oslo Freedom Forum (OFF)!

This is why so few businesses speak out. The risk of regulatory retaliation is a real concern.

HRF fellow Nick Anthony (Nick Anthony) discusses Human Rights Foundation (HRF)'s CBDC Tracker and how it follows the development and implementation of CBDCs under dictatorships.

PSA The Big Beautiful Bill is not so beautiful It would "create a two-tiered system where anyone who wants to avoid the tax must surrender personal information" and "function as a data collection tool" creating "a system for flagging and identifying financial transactions" (h/t

Lawmakers must ensure that the stablecoin bills’ anti-money laundering measures don’t open the door to unfettered financial surveillance of stablecoin users cato.org/commentary/sta…

FACT CHECK: China didn’t kill American manufacturing. Jobs shifted. Americans got more productive and richer. Blaming trade won’t fix the Rust Belt—and protectionism will only make things worse. cato.org/blog/shifts-no…

This week Cato CMFA ---------------------------- We're Hiring!! Cato CMFA is looking for a Financial Innovation Scholar! Check out the posting here: buff.ly/X9kzmrw Conferences: - Nick Anthony at Human Rights Foundation (HRF)'s Oslo Freedom Forum buff.ly/YWgvaW9

"There's no limit to how extreme nonsense can gain credibility in Washington." - Congressman Brad Sherman

The GENIUS Act Is A Good Start, But Congress Could Make It Smarter My latest via Forbes forbes.com/sites/digital-…

The GENIUS Act creates a framework for stablecoins (digital coins offering stable value), giving regulators too much discretionary authority. Congress should, instead, just focus on fraud protection. @NorbertJMichel via @forbes buff.ly/nqp6Vz4

Last week, Vice President JD Vance took a principled stance on crypto regulation. He argued that the US should not have “a dictatorial government that tells certain industries they're not allowed to do what they need to do,” and that the government should “let people make these

The fact that the Fed's interest payments to banks are making the news makes this as good a time as any to remind people that I wrote the first book about how we got into this mess, what trouble it had and might cause, and how we might get out of it: amazon.com/Floored-Misgui…

Representative Bill Foster says every wallet should have mandatory KYC, and later added that "you need to have some regulator that sees the true identity behind people on both sides of every trade." It's a no from me.

Some coverage of yesterday's SEC Investor Advisory Committee meeting and my objections to the Committee's adoption of a recommendation limiting choices in adviser arbitrations. wealthmanagement.com/regulation-com…

.JD Vance supports the GENIUS Act (a bill to define digital coins with stable value) because the gov't should "let people make these decisions on their own.” Congress should apply this logic to the whole economy. @NorbertJMichel via @forbes buff.ly/nqp6Vz4

Overview of our week Cato CMFA! ------------------------------------- Articles: - The GENIUS Act Is A Good Start, But Congress Could Make It Smarter - @NorbertJMichel via @forbes buff.ly/nqp6Vz4 Forums: - Engaging with Beneficial Owners - @JenniferJSchulp moderates

Tomorrow, two congressional committees will deliberate over the CLARITY Act, which would define and regulate crypto assets. @JenniferJSchulp lays out the approach the CLARITY act takes in aiming to make the digital world a little more clear. buff.ly/fLKRfJJ