Reporter at Bloomberg @Business covering SEC, CFTC & Wall Street’s regulators | DM for Signal or [email protected] | RT≠👍 I'm @ElleBeyoud on BlueSky
Washington, D.C.
Joined August 2011
- Tweets11.7K
- Following7.9K
- Followers7.4K
- Likes11.4K
Lydia Beyoud retweeted
SCOOP: Polymarket is investigating activity in markets tied to Israel’s election and reviewing dozens of wallets. A Bloomberg News analysis identified more than 600 newly created wallets with no prior trading history betting on Benjamin Netanyahu or Likud.
The SEC is monitoring KPI contracts traded on prediction markets & other exchanges, including for insider trading, Enforcement Dir. David Woodcock tells @nicola_m_white & @rebeccaklar_
More on the SEC's growing role overseeing prediction markets:
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Lydia Beyoud retweeted
NEW: @SenTedCruz is demanding answers from proxy advisers Glass Lewis and ISS after they opposed a series of corporate moves to Texas, including ExxonMobil's: (GIFT link) bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Late Tues, the SEC approved Cboe as the first securities exchange to offer KPI predictions contracts.
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Lydia Beyoud retweeted
CFTC analysts flagged unusually well-timed trading ahead of a March 23 Truth Social post in which President Donald Trump postponed planned US strikes on Iranian energy facilities. Charles Gorrivan reports bloom.bg/4jRyAfd
Lydia Beyoud retweeted
NEW: Bill Foster is considering a bid against Maxine Waters to be the top Democrat on House Financial Services.
@jasper_goodman
politico.com/live-updates/20…
Citing this letter from GAO to Sen. Warren: documentcloud.org/documents/…
The CFTC's proposed rule for regulated crypto exchanges that offer leveraged transactions *and* spot transactions could allow them to get out of state-by-state licensing rules, so long as they offer the leveraged trades & register as a CAM.
More: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
ICYMI: OKX & NYSE jointly filed (on Sunday, no less) to be one of the first platforms to launch tokenized stock trading after the SEC's recent innovation exemption framework, @pattersonscott reports.
Tokens planned for Nvidia, Coca-Cola, Apple & McD's
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Two days later, James McRitchie, a prominent shareholder activist, asked the SEC to do a full rulemaking (w/ public comment) on its quorum requirement change.
sec.gov/files/rules/petition…
With Hester Peirce leaving the SEC, the agency just issued a new *final* rule saying that a quorum there can be just one or two commissioners. --exactly how many they'll have after Friday, particularly if this WH never nominates anyone else.
sec.gov/files/rules/final/20…
SEC just released its 760-page proposal for new crypto custody rules (and other changes)
Read it here: sec.gov/newsroom/press-relea…
Winklevii-backed super PAC spent $2.9 million in a single day on election ads against fmr Dem Senate Banking chair Sherrod Brown, @birnbaum_e reports. The anti-crypto Brown holds a slight lead in his effort to regain his Ohio senate seat.
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Meet with @EmilyyNicolle, PM folks...she's a delight.
back to @business ⭐️ i'll be in NYC all next week for the Predict conference. if you're in prediction markets/crypto & wanna meet in the city, my DMs are open!
With Hester Peirce leaving the SEC, the agency just issued a new *final* rule saying that a quorum there can be just one or two commissioners. --exactly how many they'll have after Friday, particularly if this WH never nominates anyone else.
sec.gov/files/rules/final/20…
To be seen how those rules might factor into any of the current (or future SCOTUS) litigation over the CFTC's jurisdiction over sports markets.
BOLO forthcoming CFTC prediction market rules.
One that excludes casino-style games from swap definitions would go into effect immediately, even while they take comment on it. The other would specify that event contracts fall under swap definition.
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
BOLO forthcoming CFTC prediction market rules.
One that excludes casino-style games from swap definitions would go into effect immediately, even while they take comment on it. The other would specify that event contracts fall under swap definition.
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Another would overhaul interval fund liquidity and redemption structure, a type of mutual fund structure proponents love but never got a lot of uptake.
A third would let more people gain accredited investor status through CFA, CPA etc certifications.
The SEC just put out a series of measures to break down the barriers between private markets and retail investors.
One item would let investment managers charge up to 20% performance fees on funds that could include alt assets... bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
The SEC just put out a series of measures to break down the barriers between private markets and retail investors.
One item would let investment managers charge up to 20% performance fees on funds that could include alt assets... bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Scoop from @amacker & @kjspeaks truth:
The FDIC just learned about Polymarket's contracts on potential bank failures and...isn't best pleased. On @theterminal now.
