Thanks to lobbyists and hundreds of million dollars in campaign contributions, Wall Street's voice will always be heard in Washington. We need to make sure that Main Street and the public interest are represented as well. On Substack our team is examining key issues that impact the lives of all Americans. Whether it's making our financial system more stable, protecting consumers from the worst excesses of AI and crypto, or combatting economic racial injustice, we're working to ensure that Main Street has a voice in the future of our economy and country. https://lnkd.in/deAMpGbK
Better Markets
Non-profit Organizations
Washington, District of Columbia 1,998 followers
An Independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit promoting the economic security, opportunity & prosperity of the American people.
About us
Better Markets is a non-profit, non-partisan, and independent organization working to build a more secure financial system for all Americans. Better Markets works to rebuild those protections by restoring laws, rules and regulations that shield families on Main Street from the high-risk, dangerous activities on Wall Street. Our team of professionals - including President and Chief Executive Officer Dennis Kelleher and markets, regulatory and legislative specialists, along with lawyers and communicators – is the counterweight to Wall Street’s special interests in Washington DC. When Wall Street is pushing those special interests, they run right into Better Markets, which is right there pushing back with the public interest. We’re the American people’s voice in the courts, the Congress and the regulatory agencies, fighting against Wall Street recklessness while fighting for reform. Our agenda-setting analysis provides a critical balance in the rulemaking and policymaking debates, and our expert research has made Better Markets the go-to source for trusted and substantive information about our financial markets, economic policy and key policy proposals. Over the last five years, Better Markets has had a significant impact on financial reform – from re-shaping the political discourse to strengthening many parts of the Dodd-Frank rule making process. We’ve become a potent counterweight to the industry as the rules of financial reform are being drafted and challenged, filing nearly 200 comment letters so that agencies finalize the strongest possible safeguards to protect the American people from another financial crash.
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External link for Better Markets
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- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2010
- Specialties
- Financial Regulation, Financial Reform, Dodd-Frank, SEC, CFTC, CFPB, Rulemaking, Policy, Wall Street, Main Street, Economy, and Finance
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1825 K Street NW
Washington, District of Columbia 20006, US
Employees at Better Markets
Updates
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Yesterday a court allowed gambling on elections to move forward despite opposition from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, policymakers, concerned citizens, and dozens of public interest organizations led by Better Markets. Our Cantrell Dumas tells the The Associated Press that the ruling "opens the floodgates to unprecedented gambling on U.S. elections, eroding public trust in both markets and democracy.” https://lnkd.in/eT65p57v
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The court got it wrong in Kalshi v. U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission - allowing betting on our elections and endangering our democracy and markets. Learn more in our statement: https://lnkd.in/eTsnPFtX
Court’s Opinion in Kalshi v. CFTC Directly Threatens Our Democracy | Better Markets
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NewsNation covers the dangerous court ruling that could lead to betting on elections. Our Legal Director Steve Hall explains that it would “create powerful new incentives for bad actors to interfere with our elections & sway voters outside of the democratic process.” https://lnkd.in/eb_M_wHs Learn more about our work to stop betting on elections here: https://lnkd.in/gPrNiyfQ
US company pushing to legalize election betting
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Important story from Paige Oamek The New Republic on the wave of campaign and lobbying spending by the #crypto industry: “If you thought there was too much money in politics before, you’re in for a rude awakening.” https://lnkd.in/exhMNBxr Dennis Kelleher notes in the piece- “It’s a lawless industry with a business model that is basically ‘catch us if you can’ [with lawsuits], and before you can do that we’ll buy enough politicians to get a special law passed that has the appearance of regulation with the reality of deregulation.”
The Crypto Bros Are Taking Over Politics
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Sam Sutton of POLITICO #MorningMoney covers the Federal Reserve Board's plan to gut the #capital rule with our Dennis Kelleher explaining that it "caved to the lobbying of big bank executives.” https://lnkd.in/eWxEVnDk Remember, megabanks fought modest capital requirements so they could protect their all-time high bonuses. They did this at the expense of Main Street and the economy. The massive lobbying and influence campaign by #WallStreet during the capital fight is a disturbing example of what's wrong with our regulatory, governing, and political systems. Big banks win while the interests of the overwhelming majority of Americans get tossed to the side. https://lnkd.in/gM7WHxBF
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U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approval of #Ether ETPs brings #crypto closer to mainstream finance, but with serious risks. Ether's price volatility highlights serious dangers for investors and the economy. Learn more in our new substack: https://lnkd.in/eS6VC9G8
Ether ETPs Pose Unprecedented Risks For Investors, Markets, and the Economy
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Dennis Kelleher on Michael Barr’s statements on the Fed’s proposed capital rule: "Today’s action by Federal Reserve Board Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr gutting the proposed capital rule is baseless and unjustified. Remember that #WallStreet’s banks attacked the rule before it was even proposed. The threat those banks pose to the country is from being undercapitalized, as proved yet again in the banking crisis of 2023. Wall Street’s propaganda campaign against the rule is based on the ludicrous claim that the proposed rule would result in overcapitalized banks. "It is telling that the Fed’s capitulation to Wall Street’s attacks on the modest capital proposal did not have facts or data supporting the action. That’s because the ‘broad and material’ changes that Wall Street’s biggest banks insisted on and that Fed Chair Powell championed are unjustified and baseless. The assertions in the speech supposedly defending these actions merely repeat the empty but relentless attacks from Wall Street’s biggest banks, their lobbyists, and political allies, even though they have all been rebutted on the merits." Read Dennis' full statement here: https://lnkd.in/eyyXXW68
Federal Reserve’s Capitulation to Wall Street’s Baseless Capital Attacks Are Unjustified | Better Markets
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Democracy in America is at a fragile crossroads, with more Americans questioning the integrity of elections than ever before. The shocking attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021, is just one glaring example, but across the country, less visible incidents continue to chip away at the public’s confidence in our elections and democracy itself. In this shaky political moment, the last thing our country needs is for democracy to be undermined further by allowing betting on elections. Read more in our new fact sheet on gambling and event contracts by Cantrell Dumas: https://bit.ly/4d3jUCN
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This summer trading began on #ETPs tied to the price of the #cryptocurrency #Ether. On substack, our Benjamin Schiffrin explains that Ether ETPs raise serious concerns for retail investors, Main Street, and our entire financial system and economy. Read here: https://lnkd.in/e5EcVbsk