The SEC’s new regime under Paul Atkins is taking a friendlier approach to crypto, epitomized by Project Crypto, its blueprint for merging traditional and digital finance. In this week’s Votes and Verdicts podcast, Bloomberg Intelligence analysts Elliott Stein and Nathan Dean are joined by BI’s Head of Market Structure Research, Larry Tabb, to discuss the opportunities and challenges. Tabb gives a detailed explanation of the project, with the discussion covering the potential ramifications for trading, settlement, custody and liquidity, as well as how it fits within the SEC’s broader agenda. The status and timing of Congress’s CLARITY Act was also discussed.

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In this week’s Votes and Verdicts podcast, Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Ben Elliott discusses President Donald Trump’s social media posts concerning Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and the complexities of executing a public offering of their shares or merging the two government-sponsored enterprises. Nathan Dean analyzed the potential impacts of Trump’s Aug. 7 executive order directing federal agencies to expand access to alternative investments in employer-sponsored contribution plans such as 401(k)s. Elliott Stein discussed Trump’s “debanking” executive order and his social media post threatening to sue Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Justin Teresi gave an overview of litigation concerning AI algorithmic pricing that could affect health insurers, hotels and REITs.

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President Donald Trump’s second term is bringing heightened focus on the regulatory environment and prospects for mergers. In the week’s Votes and Verdicts podcast, Bloomberg Intelligence analysts Jennifer Rie and Justin Teresi discuss catalysts related to the emerging antitrust approaches under Trump, including M&A trends at the DOJ stemming from the settlement of a merger case on Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Juniper Networks, and the latest on the FTC’s case against pharmacy benefit managers owned by UnitedHealth, Cigna and CVS. Holly Froum provides an update on this week’s tariff developments, with court challenges around the legality of reciprocal and fentanyl-related tariffs, and how rulings could affect new tariff mandates. Matthew Schettenhelm highlights activity at the FCC tied to the national television-ownership cap and comments by Newsmax opposed to deregulation.

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