Weekly Roundup

Gamification Study
SEC Chair Gary Gensler is anticipated to issue an SEC report on GameStop and how brokerages getpaid soon. Larry Tabb answered questions on this as well.

SEC / Climate Disclosures
The SEC asked dozens of firms for more climate disclosures, and how information to investors about how climate change might affect their financial earnings or business operations.

ETF Tax
A proposal for a tax on ETFs has continued to garner media attention and industry opposition.According to the ICI, nearly 12 million U.S. households own ETFs with a median income of $125,000.

Source Code Misappropriation
It was reported that Take-Two has sued makers of Grand Theft Auto 3 and Vice City for reverse engineering their source code.

Cryptocurrency
SEC Chair Gary Gensler said he doesn’t see cryptocurrencies lasting long.

In the Mix: This Week’s Top FinTech Thought Leader

  • Dante Desparte, Circle, spoke on the rise of stablecoins in crypto this week.
  • Professor Chris Brummer, Georgetown University, has joined Paypal’s six member cross-disciplinary advisory council on Blockchain, Crypto and Digital Currencies.
  • Dr. Neha Narula, MIT Digital Currency Initiative, is also among Paypal’s six member cross-disciplinary advisory council on Blockchain, Crypto and Digital Currencies.