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CFTC Special filing with Federal Register: CFTC submits notice for a CLOSED door virtual meeting via the Sunshine Act for 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 19, 2023. What needs enforcing behind CLOSED doors?

Source: https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-07655.pdf Reddit Post

SEC Alert! OPEN for comment: The SEC is soliciting comments on the existing collection of information provided for in Rule 15c2-11.

Rule 15c2-11 is designed to prevent broker-dealers from publishing or submitting quotations for OTC securities that may facilitate a fraudulent or manipulative scheme. Source: https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-07495.pdf https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-07495.pdf * Rule 15c2-11 governs the publication of quotations for securities in a quotation medium other

$110.992 billion withdrawn from commercial banks in the last week (Mar 22-29th). Since 2/22/2023, $500.1433 billion in deposits have been pulled. $967.516 billion in deposits has been pulled in the last year. The bank run keeps running!

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/DPSACBW027SBOG A little less than a year ago, the high was hit 4/13/2022 at $18,158.3536 billion Folks have pulled $967.516 billion in deposits since 4/13/2022 Folks have pulled $500.1433 billion in deposits since 2/22/2023 Folks

Reading between the lines of what they are saying and comparing it to their actions (14 CLOSED door meetings so far this year), is the SEC preparing to take action behind closed doors?

SEC Alert! Special filing with Federal Register: SEC submits notice for the 14th CLOSED door meeting this year via the Sunshine Act for 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 13, 2023.

Source: https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-07618.pdf Previous CLOSED door meetings this year: Meeting NumberDateSuperstonk Coverage134/6https://www.reddit.com/r/Superstonk/comments/126y4gw/sec_alert_special_filing_with_federal_register/123/30https://www.reddit.com/r/Superstonk/comments/11zw0jo/sec_alert_special_filing_with_federal_register/113/23https://www.

Treasury Alert! Janet Yellen's remarks ring alarm🔔: Unmasking the Powder Keg of Money Markets & Hedge Funds 💣 - A Tangled Web of Risk, Leverage, and Regulatory Blind Spots. Dive in to learn more!

Remarks by Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen at the National Association for Business Economics 39th Annual Economic Policy Conference Source: https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy1376 (well worth a full read). Before reviewing Yellen's remarks, some level setting: * Macroprudential policy aims to bolster the resilience

A conclusion from Treasury's 2023 DeFi Illicit Finance Risk Assessment: "Moreover, money laundering, proliferation financing, and terrorist financing most commonly occur using fiat currency or other traditional assets as opposed to virtual assets."

If fiat 'invented' today, would be banned, right? Good evening apes, digging into this post a little deeper from earlier today: Treasury Releases 2023 DeFi Illicit Finance Risk Assessment: "The ability to use data from the public blockchain in addition to the development of industry driven compliance