The Shrinking Separation Between Big Tech and Banks
Consumers have three payment options when checking out in a store – cash, card, or…
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A Critique of the Whistleblower Program
It has been a decade since the SEC issued its first whistleblower award, which was…
Elon Musk’s Big Gamble
It became apparent that Musk had closed the deal to acquire Twitter after tweeting a…
Pay for Play: Will Student Athletes Receive Hundreds of Millions of Backpay in Antitrust Suit?
On June 15, 2020, two Division I college athletes, Sedona Prince and Grant House, filed…
Why Elon Musk Finally Bought Twitter
“Oh hi lol.”[1] Despite its perceived innocence, this subtle tweet was the start of an…
Illumina’s Acquisition of GRAIL: A Comparison of the Outcomes
In 2021, Illumina, Inc. (“Illumina”), a global genetic testing company, acquired GRAIL LLC (“Grail”), a…
The Rise of State Anti-ESG Legislation
“[I]f you boycott Texas energy, then Texas will boycott you.”[1] In 2021, Texas enacted Senate…
The Bipartisan Consensus on Antitrust and Big Tech: What Congress Has in Store
From political leaders to common voters, Americans agree that Big Tech has gotten too powerful.[1]…
OFAC’s Tornado Cash Sanctions and the Problem of Immutability
What do Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, a yacht named Graceful, and 0x12D66f87A04A9E220743712cE6d9bB1B5616B8Fc (the “Contract”) have in…
Interest Rates and Corporate Strategy
A few weeks ago, the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by .75 points.[1] With this being…