Espionage data overload : EI Weekend 2956
Mercenaries, Pirates, Sneaks, Snitches, Spies. Espionage data overload, crazy counter terrorism, CZ sentenced.
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On this day in 2004, NY Attorney General Eliot Spitzer sued the NYSE, former exchange chairman Dick Grasso and an executive who headed its compensation committee. Spitzer wanted Grasso to return $100 million of the $200 million plus that the NY Exchange gave or promised to Grasso.
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The Eurocrats’ Secret Weapon
UnHerd
PLY: An interesting analysis of the Euro currency which has despite a lot of issues, survived.
IN BIGWORLD
From Exchange Invest 2952–2953: Wednesday & Thursday, May 1st-2nd:
“For a bourse which only last week haughtily noted replacing CHESS was not like flying to Mars, I reiterate my comment from last week’s podcast that with NASA predicting a new faster propulsion engine will get humans to the moon by 2035, this could still be sooner than ASX has a working updated back office… on the day when the aged legacy system was creaking once again.”
NEXT TUESDAY: IPO-VID LIVESTREAM
Guest: Brian Hyndman
May 07th, 2024
1700 UK, 1800 CET, 1200 EST
Brian Hyndman is the President and CEO of BOT.
Previously, Brian was the SVP of Global Information Services for The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. Prior to this he served as SVP of Transaction Services responsible for managing operations of Nasdaq’s U.S. equities trading platforms.
Prior to joining NASDAQ in 2004, Mr. Hyndman was the President of BRUT, an ECN that was eventually sold to NASDAQ in 2004.
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EXCHANGE INVEST WEEKLY PODCAST
MCX Shines Bright,
Nasdaq Makes A Revenue Leap,
Third Time For Lucky Lutnick?
Sebi’s Calculated Insanity,
DFM Results Sensation
And there’s Hosking’s Broadside At ASX
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BITCARNAGE
A case of “4-Month:FUD!”
In the end — the man behind the Twitter tyranny of 4:FUD! Has ended up with 4-Months: FUD! Of jail after the once seemingly unimpeachable CZ was bolstered by some 161 letters of support. Then again only 161 letters is almost disappointing when you consider that this time last year he could motivate a thousand or more braying donkeys to support his view with a de minimis Twitter cri de coeur of “it’s 4:FUD!”
In the end CZ is a very very lucky man to get away with 4 months incarceration where his former foe SBF has decades in jail ahead of him.
If you enjoyed this excerpt you may be interested to know that you can read Bitcarnage every day in Exchange Invest.
Alternatively, if you want to follow Bitcarnage — the daily update on happenings in the world of crypto and digital assets, then you can find Bitcarnage as a standalone on Substack.
IPO-VID LIVESTREAM PODCAST
In this latest IPO-VID podcast episode, fintech guru Chris Skinner dives into the future of finance: Do intermediaries still have a place in an AI-powered world?
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OF INTEREST
As always, a review of interesting reading to provoke thoughts and consideration… Not sure we agree with much of it….but it’s thought-provoking!
The Secret Snitch Who Brought Down The Narcos
Montreal Gazette
What I Learned From My Father’s Life Of Crime
The Spectator
How Russia Recruits Soldiers From Cuba To Fight In Ukraine
Mint
There’s So Much Data Even Spies Are Struggling To Find Secrets
The Business Standard
Scandalous Indoctrination: Inside A Kings College Counter-Terrorism Course For UK Civil Servants
Fathom Journal
Houthi Red Sea Attacks Are Boon For Pirates As Ships Reroute
OilPrice
IPO-VID NOW ONLINE
Guest: Roland Bellegarde
April 30th, 2024
1700 UK, 1800 CET, 1200 EST
Roland Bellegarde was a Group EVP at Euronext and NYSE Euronext from 2000–2014. His many accomplishments include unifying the then 4 Euronext equity markets on one single order book and platform.
Nowadays Roland is Senior advisor to the Group CEO of the Saudi Tadawul Group; actively participating in multiple projects modernizing and developing the Saudi Capital Markets. He is currently a Board member of the Saudi exchange, the Clearing House (Muqassa), the CSD (Edaa) and the innovation subsidiary (Wamid).
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BOOKS WORTH READING:
Finance Book Of The Week
In response to reader’s queries, we have added a book of the week column to the EI weekend edition — interesting books pertaining to exchanges and markets, investment et al.
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This week’s book was written by Rainer Zitelmann.
Rainer Zitelmann’s “Unbreakable Spirit” explores how people with disabilities accomplish the extraordinary in life and set milestones that seem almost impossible even to most people without disabilities, profiling 20 unique high achievers.
Get the book here
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Suggestions welcome if you would like to nominate a book for us to cover!
Our next Book of the week will be unveiled Saturday in the EI Weekend Edition.
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VICTORY OR DEATH
Victory Or Death” is a must-read book for anyone interested in the intersection of Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and FinTech giving a holistic view of the future of markets.
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