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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.

Key Speakers At Bitcoin 2025

Money Stuff

Strategy Does a Stretch

Also Tesla and xAI, alpha capture and an NFT treasury company.

Kohl's Skyrockets As Stock Becomes Traders' Latest Meme Darling

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Meme Stocks Are Back

AI, negative ownership, no-crypto indexes and ChatGPT Agent.

Gamestop Ahead Of Earnings Figures

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There’s a GameStop Treasury Company

Also ETF heartbeats, crypto lending, Libor transition collusion and meme-stock investment.

Masayoshi Son Speaks at Softbank World Event

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Private Research Is the New Public Research

Also Goldman’s new career path, Trump Media’s Bitcoin treasury, Hess’s JV agreement, Polymarket’s derivatives exchange and Jane Street’s partner list.

Key Speakers At Bitcoin 2025

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Everyone Wants a Bitcoin Treasury

Also slang memecoins, LQR House, collusion on earnings calls and three-page résumés.

Ex-Bootlegger Makes Billions Navigating Putin’s Booze Barriers

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Zeno’s Takeover

Also prime brokerage, private-wealth risks and the Strategy premium.

Vanguard Sticks To Higher-Quality Bonds As US Slowing Expected

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Put the Crypto in the Index Funds

Also tariffs in credit agreements, JPMorgan private credit, Windsurf’s second exit and quants going to AI labs.

President Trump Holds Press Conference With Musk As He Departs DOGE

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Musk Has Money and xAI Wants Some

Also the Windsurf deal, duct cleaning, tokenization and HYPE.

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

Money Stuff

Do Your Betting With Your Broker

Gambling losses, hedge-fund AI agents, Hunterbrook, legal fees and self-publishing.

Goldman Sachs Ahead Of Earnings

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Goldman Wants Quarterly Loyalty Updates

Also a gold treasury company, spot-fixing, anti-woke funds and a Buffett bet.

CME Group Rings In New Year With Trading Floor Confetti Drop

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Floor Traders Want Their Seats Back

CME, Diet ARK, no-dividend ETF, more Jane Street options and vending machines.

National Stock Exchange (NSE) in Mumbai

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Jane Street’s Indian Options Trade Was Too Good

SEBI, MSOs, America Party.

PepsiCo Products Ahead Of Earnings Figures

Money Stuff

AI Is Bad at Snacks

AI rollups, tokenization, arbitrage consulting, gambling loss deductions and stress test positioning.

Key Speakers At Bitcoin 2025

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The Stocks Will Be Tokenized

Also BlackRock and privates, Vanguard and privates, the Paramount settlement and Enron 2.0.

Rapid Coronavirus Testing At Russia's Sheremetyevo International Airport

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A Drug-Trial Stock Sale

INmune, Linqto, SRT financing, bank AI agents and the AI pay wars.

SEC Dangles $50,000 Incentive For Employees To Resign Or Retire

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Insider Trading on SEC Filings

Edgar typesetting, private credit, security-based swaps and AI pay.

Rockets, Teslas, a Giant Head: Musk Adds a Texas City to Empire

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Anyone Can Sell You SpaceX Stock

Forwards, startup quasi-exits, crypto for mortgages, CFA embezzlement and FELINE PRIDES.

San Diego Padres v Arizona Diamondbacks

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You Can’t Exactly Buy Stock in Athletes

Also private credit trading desks and PRIMEs and SCOREs.

US Stocks Gain As Fed’s Waller Offers Hope On July Rate Cut

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Everything Is an ETF Now

Autocallables, Microsoft Strips, BNB treasury strategy and on-cycle recruiting.

Flagship British High Street Industries Face Ruin Without Urgent State Support

Money Stuff

Malaysian Fryer Oil Arbitrage

Also meta-acquihires, investment bank fees and AI is securities fraud.