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Matt Levine

Bloomberg Opinion Columnist

Matt Levine is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist. A former investment banker at Goldman Sachs, he was a mergers and acquisitions lawyer at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz; a clerk for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit; and an editor of Dealbreaker.

Crypto.com And Kalshi’s Super Bowl Wagers Probed By US Regulator

Money Stuff

It's Not Gambling, It's Predicting

Ohio Gambling Recovery, negative greeniums, pizza delivery manipulation and Edgar modernization.

Key Speakers At Bitcoin 2025

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There’s a Tron Treasury Company

Also golden shares, equity analyst RTO, Bally’s Chicago and Pentagon pizza data.

Voyager Technologies Debuts Initial Public Offering At NYSE

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High-Speed Traders Slow Down

Tower, 4 p.m. bond trades, staked Ether ETFs and on-cycle recruiting.

Key Speakers At The Bloomberg Screentime Conference

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The Appraisal Trade Is Back

Endeavor, Scale AI, private equity recruiting, TikTok and home equity securitization.

Billionaire Khosla, California Face Off in Beach Access Trial

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People Are Worried About Private Market Liquidity

Also SREIT, crypto treasury companies, tariff trades, FCPA and Nikola.

Goldman Sachs Ahead Of Earnings Figures

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The Banks Are Re-Tranching

Also private equity recruiting, a Ferretti buyback, a different Goldman and is Musk v. Trump securities fraud?

Key Speakers At The South By Southwest Festival

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Bankruptcy Was Good for 23andMe

Also Builder.ai, the Strategy trade, Polymarket eschatology and Manifold manipulation.

Blackstone Founder and CEO Steve Schwarzman Interview

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Whose Money Should You Manage?

Also more Fannie and Freddie, antitrust shareholder lawsuits and an NFT ETF.

FHFA Chief Ends Program Designed To Help First-Time Homebuyers

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The Fannie and Freddie Stakes Are High

Also stacking Bitcoin using home equity, private credit continuation funds and Cobol vibecoding.

Key Speakers At Global Financial Leaders' Investment Summit

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Brokers Have Some Good Ideas

President Trump Announces New Tariffs In Rose Garden Speech

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The Tariffs Are Illegal

Also an ESG matrix, endowment tax trades, disqualified lender lists and brain popping realizations.

FHFA Chief Ends Program Designed To Help First-Time Homebuyers

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Fannie and Freddie Get a Guarantee

Also endowment taxes, DJT and Gamestop Bitcoin treasuries and Bitcoin theft.

Views Of Quebec's Largest City As Canadian Consumer Confidence Figures Are Released

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Sell Your Crypto on the Stock Exchange

SharpLink, Mango Markets, DJ D-Sol and the Trumpcoin dinner.

Traders On The Floor Of The NYSE As US Assets Sink Anew as Wall Street Unrest Builds

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Index Funds Are a Bit More Illegal

Also tariffs are securities fraud, Chinese Trumpcoin treasury companies and startup exits as a service.

SEC Chair Paul Atkins Testifies Before House Appropriations Subcommittee

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Asset-Backed Crypto Token Wasn’t

Also retail private rooms and pope house eminent domain.

Y Combinator Co-Founder Garry Tan Interview On The Circuit

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Get Your Research From an AI Video

Also Hong Kong pension funds’ Treasury holdings, private credit in the pitchbook and the Trumpcoin dinner record date.

US House Committees To Begin Debate On Trump Tax Cuts On Tuesday

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US Debt Rates Itself

Also conditional TARFs, $5 wrench attacks and Pest Control Stuff.

Opening Day Of World Economic Forum (WEF) 2025

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Coinbase Got Hacked a Little

Also billionaire league tables, money laundering bid/ask spreads, Pete Rose and an Elon Musk compensation trade.

President Trump Holds Cabinet Meeting

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Elon Musk Needs More Options

Also floating warehouses, tariffs in court, Credit Suisse bonuses and 401(k) leverage.

Housing Ahead Of Mortgage Applications Figures

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Mortgage Your 401(k)

Also more Bitcoin treasury companies, carbon credit disputes and college finance clubs.