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Money Reimagined: Letter to President Biden President Biden needs to reform the global financial system and avoid a 1930s-style depression. Digital currencies can help. (Pool/Getty Images) Updated Jan 22, 2021 at 9:46 p.m. UTC Money Reimagined: Letter to President Biden Welcome to this week’s Money Reimagined, coming to you two days into a new U.S. presidency.  Already, with various executive orders and a host of cabinet and agency nominee names emerging, President Joe Biden has fostered th...

Bitcoin News Roundup for Jan. 22, 2021 Listen on Jan 22, 2021 Host With bitcoin back above $30K and analysts calling for a deeper correction, CoinDesk’s Market’s Daily is back with the latest news roundup. Add Markets Daily to your Alexa Flash Briefing here. This episode is sponsored by Bitcoin worries ‘fading’ as crypto goes mainstream, S&P says (CoinDesk) Guggenheim Chief Investment Officer Scott Minerd, who predicted bitcoin prices would eventually go to $400K, told CNBC Tuesday th...

Rostin Behnam “I want to express gratitude to President Biden for the opportunity to serve in this capacity,” Behnam said in a press release. The move comes amid a wave of acting appointments at U.S. regulators while Biden’s picks to lead each agency await Senate confirmation. The newly inaugurated president has yet to announce a nomination to head the CFTC; Reuters reported Thursday that Georgetown University academic Chris Brummer is a leading candidate. During his commissioner tenure, ...

Exclusive: Georgetown University academic Chris Brummer in lead for CFTC chair - sources By Jarrett Renshaw, Karen Brettell and Michelle Price Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Georgetown University academic Chris Brummer has emerged as the leading candidate to chair the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), according to three people with knowledge of the matter. The White House is expected to make an announcement on that and other financial regulator roles soon, one of the people said....