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        <title><![CDATA[Timothy Massad - Senior Fellow/Research Fellow]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Timothy Massad is a research fellow at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He served as chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission from 2014 to 2017 and was the U.S. Treasury Department's assistant secretary for Financial Stability and oversaw the Troubled Asset Relief Program.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[A Bitcoin ETF Would Be Good for Investors and Regulators]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The SEC could mandate standards on transparency, fraud prevention and conflicts of interest in cryptocurrency exchanges.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2021 10:00:19 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 30: In this photo illustration, a visual representation of Bitcoin cryptocurrency is pictured on May 30, 2021 in London, England. Bitcoin is a decentralised digital currency, which has been in use since 2009. (Photo illustration by Edward Smith/Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Can a Cryptocurrency Break the Buck?]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Disruptions in a stablecoin’s value could wreak havoc on the broader crypto market unless regulators step in.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-05-31/stablecoins-like-tether-should-face-regulators-scrutiny</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2021 22:00:19 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Coinbase’s Small Fine Is a Big Warning to IPO Investors]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Just because the CFTC can take actions against cryptocurrency companies doesn’t mean they are regulated.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-04-08/coinbase-s-small-fine-is-a-big-warning-to-ipo-investors</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Timothy Massad]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2021 11:00:15 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 25: In this photo illustration of the litecoin, ripple and ethereum cryptocurrency &apos;altcoins&apos; sit arranged for a photograph on April 25, 2018 in London, England. Cryptocurrency markets began to recover this month following a massive crash during the first quarter of 2018, seeing more than $550 billion wiped from the total market capitalisation. (Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Money Market Reform Awaits Gensler at the SEC]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The pandemic was another reminder that the U.S. financial system shouldn't have to depend on emergency government help to protect against investor runs.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-03-18/money-market-reform-awaits-gensler-at-the-sec</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2021 10:30:10 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Gary Gensler Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[The SEC Needs to Catch Up on Sustainability]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Companies should expect new disclosure rules on environmental, social and governance issues. Here's why they're needed.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-01-27/sec-s-gensler-must-decide-on-new-esg-disclosure-rules</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2021 14:30:03 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Turbines stand at the San Gorgonio Pass Wind Farm in Whitewater, California, U.S., on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012. The U.S. probably will extend incentives for the wind energy industry regardless of whether President Barack Obama or the Republicans win the election in November, a former adviser to the Senate Finance Committee said.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Airlines Got the Sweetest Coronavirus Bailout Around]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The $50 billion the government is using to prop up the industry is a huge taxpayer gift to shareholders.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2020-05-04/airlines-got-the-sweetest-coronavirus-bailout-around</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2020 12:30:36 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>BURLINGAME, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 13: A United Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft lands at San Francisco International Airport on March 13, 2019 in Burlingame, California. The United States has followed countries around the world and has grounded all Boeing 737 Max aircraft following a crash of an Ethiopia Airlines 737 Max 8. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)</media:description>
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