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Despite More than 1600 Tech Scientists Signing a Letter Calling Crypto a Sham, Trump Names a Crypto Cheerleader for SEC Chair
by Gunnar Larson 05 Dec '24

05 Dec '24

https://wallstreetonparade.com/2024/12/despite-more-than-1600-tech-scientis… ← The Fed Rings a Warning Bell: Hedge Funds and Life Insurers Are Reporting Historic Leverage -- Despite More than 1600 Tech Scientists Signing a Letter Calling Crypto a Sham, Trump Names a Crypto Cheerleader for SEC Chair By Pam Martens and Russ Martens: December 5, 2024 ~ Paul Atkins Two years ago, more than 1,600 computer scientists, software engineers and technologists from around the world sent a letter to U.S. Senate and House Committee Chairs, Ranking Members, and Congressional leaders. There were 45 signatories that were employed at Google at the time; 19 who worked at Microsoft; 11 employed at Apple. There were signatories that are Ph.Ds from the most prestigious universities in the world, including the University of Oxford and MIT. And all 1,600 signed a letter that says this about crypto and blockchain: “We strongly disagree with the narrative—peddled by those with a financial stake in the crypto-asset industry—that these technologies represent a positive financial innovation and are in any way suited to solving the financial problems facing ordinary Americans… “As software engineers and technologists with deep expertise in our fields, we dispute the claims made in recent years about the novelty and potential of blockchain technology. Blockchain technology cannot, and will not, have transaction reversal or data privacy mechanisms because they are antithetical to its base design. Financial technologies that serve the public must always have mechanisms for fraud mitigation and allow a human-in-the-loop to reverse transactions; blockchain permits neither.” The letter links to an article from Bruce Schneier, a Security Technologist who teaches at the Harvard Kennedy School. The article appeared at Wired on February 6, 2019 under the headline: “There’s No Good Reason to Trust Blockchain Technology.” The article makes the following salient points: “What blockchain does is shift some of the trust in people and institutions to trust in technology. You need to trust the cryptography, the protocols, the software, the computers and the network. And you need to trust them absolutely, because they’re often single points of failure. “When that trust turns out to be misplaced, there is no recourse. If your bitcoin exchange gets hacked, you lose all of your money. If your bitcoin wallet gets hacked, you lose all of your money. If you forget your login credentials, you lose all of your money. If there’s a bug in the code of your smart contract, you lose all of your money. If someone successfully hacks the blockchain security, you lose all of your money. In many ways, trusting technology is harder than trusting people. Would you rather trust a human legal system or the details of some computer code you don’t have the expertise to audit?” In 2019, Trump Tweeted that “Bitcoin and other Cryptocurrencies” are “based on thin air” and “can facilitate unlawful behavior, including drug trade….” In 2021, Trump was on Fox Business calling crypto a scam. But all that was before crypto billionaires began plowing big money into his latest campaign for President and he and his family created their own crypto firm, World Liberty Financial. Now Trump is all in on crypto and pledging to make the U.S. the crypto capital of the world. This past July, Trump delivered a speech at the 2024 Bitcoin Conference in Nashville, Tennessee. At 46 minutes and 10 seconds (46:10) on this CSPAN video of the Trump speech, you can hear Trump say this to the audience: “America will become the world’s undisputed bitcoin mining powerhouse. You’ll be a bitcoin mining powerhouse. You will not have to move your family to China. We will not be moving to China. As we implement these reforms, Bitcoin and crypto will grow our economy, cement American financial dominance and strengthen our entire country, long into the future….” Yesterday, consistent with what Trump is doing with other federal agencies, Trump nominated a crypto cheerleader, Paul Atkins, to become Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission. And, unlike some of Trump’s other jaw-dropping picks, Atkins has actual prior experience at the SEC, so he will more than likely pass Senate confirmation. That could make Atkins an extremely dangerous man to U.S. national security interests because crypto mining is adding to the heating of the planet and life-threatening climate change. In January 2022, Senator Elizabeth Warren and other Democrats in Congress investigated the inherent dangers between crypto, energy usage and the heating of the planet. A press statement summarized their concerns as follows: “Bitcoin is the largest cryptocurrency by market cap, and the United States’ share of Bitcoin mining increased from 4% in August 2019 to 35% in July 2021. This share of mining is growing even more rapidly after China’s crackdown on crypto-mining, which left 500,000 mining operations looking for new locations. This could push North America to represent over 40% of the total global computing power dedicated to mining Bitcoin. As more cryptomining operations proliferate in the United States, the extraordinary energy use raises alarms about massive carbon emissions and the impacts of this energy consumption on consumer energy prices. A recent study estimated that cryptomining in upstate New York raised annual electric bills by about $165 million for small businesses and $79 million for consumers.” According to a report published by the United Nations University and Earth’s Future journal, “during the 2020–2021 period, the global Bitcoin mining network consumed 173.42 Terawatt hours of electricity. This means that if Bitcoin were a country, its energy consumption would have ranked 27th in the world, ahead of a country like Pakistan, with a population of over 230 million people. The resulting carbon footprint was equivalent to that of burning 84 billion pounds of coal or operating 190 natural gas-fired power plants. To offset this footprint, 3.9 billion trees should be planted, covering an area almost equal to the area of the Netherlands, Switzerland, or Denmark or 7% of the Amazon rainforest.” The report also found this: “The UN scientists report that Bitcoin mining heavily relies on fossil energy sources, with coal accounting for 45% of Bitcoin’s energy supply mix, followed by natural gas (21%). Hydropower, a renewable energy source with significant water and environmental impacts, is the most important renewable source of energy of the Bitcoin mining network, satisfying 16% of its electricity demand. Nuclear energy has a considerable share of 9% in Bitcoin’s energy supply mix, whereas renewables such as solar and wind only provide 2% and 5% of the total electricity used by Bitcoin.” Bitcoin mining involves massive banks of computers being deployed to solve complex math problems which have no practical use to society. The incentive to build these crypto “mines” and solve the math problems is simply to get rewarded with the payment of Bitcoins. A rational person would have to seriously question if the fossil fuel industry has been the invisible hand in creating this preposterous business model to prop up energy demand and prices. Indicating just how pleased crypto interests were with the nomination of Atkins to head the SEC, Bitcoin spiked above $100,000 yesterday for the first time, following the announcement. Atkins worked for two SEC Chairmen in the 90s, serving as Chief of Staff to Richard Breeden and Counsellor to Arthur Levitt. He returned to the SEC as a Commissioner from 2002 to 2008. Atkins received his J.D. from Vanderbilt University School of Law. Following his stint as an SEC Commissioner, Atkins founded Patomak Global Partners in 2009. He remains there today as its CEO. Patomak is a firm that helps crypto firms, Wall Street trading houses and megabanks push for less regulation and get out of trouble with their regulators. It is the quintessential revolving door company with its lawyers having previously worked at Big Law firms providing outside counsel to Wall Street and/or at federal regulators like the SEC and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). For an understanding of just how that revolving door spins, the orbit of Keith Noreika who now serves as Executive Vice President and Chairman of the Banking Supervision and Regulation Group at Patomak Global Partners is an eye opener. Patomak’s website shares the following about its “Litigation Support” and “Crisis Management and Investigation Issues” for its clients: “Our team assists counsel in legal, regulatory, and transactional issues involving major financial firms and collaborates with counsel to develop litigation strategies. The team then assists counsel with preparing for depositions and enforcement interviews. Patomak’s experience and vision help clients develop effective litigation strategies in preparation for depositions and enforcement interviews.” And this: “We work with law firms to support financial institutions during high-profile regulatory investigations. In doing so, we provide expert-level insights to aid preparation for interactions with regulators and Congress on sensitive issues.” FacebookTwitterWhatsAppLinkedInEmail

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Re: Bloomberg Follow Up
by Gunnar Larson 05 Dec '24

05 Dec '24

Thomas: No. Friday 13 December, anytime after 9:00am EST. Gunnar ✌️ On Thu, Dec 5, 2024, 4:51 PM Thomas Murray (BLOOMBERG/ 731 LEX) < tmurray27(a)bloomberg.net> wrote: > Hello Gunnar, > > Sorry for the delay. Would it be possible to schedule it for next week? > Monday afternoon? > > Thank you, > > Tom > > Thomas Murray > Bloomberg Senior Relationship Manager > 212-617-3923 > tmurray27(a)bloomberg.net > > From: g(a)xny.io At: 12/03/24 19:32:14 UTC-5:00 > To: Thomas Murray (BLOOMBERG/ 731 LEX ) <tmurray27(a)bloomberg.net> > Cc: cypherpunks(a)lists.cpunks.org > Subject: Re: Bloomberg Follow Up > > Thomas: > > Sure. How is a call on Friday 13 December, anytime after 9:00am EST. > > Gunnar Larson > > On Tue, Dec 3, 2024, 1:38 PM Thomas Murray (BLOOMBERG/ 731 LEX) < > tmurray27(a)bloomberg.net> wrote: > >> Hello Gunnar, >> >> I hope are well. I am part of the relationship management team at >> Bloomberg and was passed along a note that you were interested in the >> Bloomberg terminal. Please let me know if we are able to coordinate a call >> to discuss your business, what you are looking to solve for and the >> Bloomberg solution. If you are able to provide some times that work best, I >> will send over a calendar invite. >> >> Thank you, >> >> Tom >> Thomas Murray >> Bloomberg Senior Relationship Manager >> 212-617-3923 >> tmurray27(a)bloomberg.net >> >> >

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The Fed Rings a Warning Bell: Hedge Funds and Life Insurers Are Reporting Historic Leverage
by Gunnar Larson 05 Dec '24

05 Dec '24

https://wallstreetonparade.com/2024/12/the-fed-rings-a-warning-bell-hedge-f… By Pam Martens and Russ Martens: December 3, 2024 ~ Jerome Powell (Thumbnail) Jerome (Jay) Powell, Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board The semi-annual Financial Stability Report released recently by the Federal Reserve Board of Governors rang a loud warning bell about high levels of leverage at hedge funds and life insurers. Wall Street watchers will no doubt recall that in 2008, during the worst Wall Street collapse since the Great Depression, Bear Stearns went under after it blew up two internal hedge funds the prior year and the giant life insurer, American International Group (AIG), blew itself up by acting as a counterparty to Wall Street’s derivative schemes and had to be taken into receivership by the U.S. government. On the matter of leverage at hedge funds, the Fed wrote this in its most recent Financial Stability Report: “Comprehensive data collected through SEC Form PF indicated that measures of leverage averaged across all hedge funds were at or near the highest level observed since these data became available in 2013. Relative to the previous report, leverage increased when measured using either average on-balance-sheet leverage…or average gross leverage of hedge funds…a broader measure that also incorporates off-balance-sheet derivatives exposures, but which does not account for netting of offsetting exposures.” And just who was providing this leverage to hedge funds? It was the federally-insured megabanks on Wall Street, of course. You won’t find that information in the Fed’s report but you can gain an in-depth understanding of this issue from our September 3 article titled: Three Megabanks Had Loans Outstanding of $1.832 Trillion to Giant Hedge Funds on March 31. The Fed seems to be a serial protector of the illusion that U.S. megabanks are doing just swell. It says this in its current report: “The banking system remained sound and resilient, with regulatory capital ratios approaching or exceeding historical highs.” That statement on capital levels would be much more convincing from the Federal Reserve Board of Governors if researchers at one of their 12 regional Fed banks, the New York Fed, had not just told the public in October that 27 percent of bank capital is “extend and pretend” commercial real estate loans. On the issue of high leverage at life insurers in 2024, the Fed’s Financial Stability Report tells us this: “Life insurers continued to allocate a substantial percentage of assets to risky and less liquid instruments, such as leveraged loans, collateralized loan obligations (CLOs), high-yield corporate bonds, privately placed corporate bonds, and alternative investments. Moreover, life insurance companies have material direct exposures to commercial mortgages and are large holders of commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS). This exposure to illiquid and risky assets makes life insurers vulnerable to an array of adverse shocks, including that of an economic downturn or of a significant further deterioration of the CRE [commercial real estate] market.” Another section of the Fed’s Financial Stability Report that looks highly suspect is the list of the most cited potential shocks that two dozen sophisticated contacts expressed as top concerns that might occur over the next 12 to 18 months. The Fed explains the survey as follows: “As part of its market intelligence gathering, staff from the Federal reserve bank of New York solicited views from a wide range of contacts on risks to U.S. financial stability. From late August to late October, the staff surveyed 24 contacts, including professionals at broker-dealers, investment funds, research and advisory firms, and academics. This section is a summary of the views provided by survey respondents and should not be interpreted as representing the views of the Federal reserve bank of New York or the Federal reserve board.” The chart below is the list of the most cited concerns. We do not find the list credible. From August to late October, tens of millions of Americans could think of little else than the possibility that Donald Trump might return to the White House for a second reign of chaos. But we are asked to believe that not one person out of the two dozen the New York Fed spoke to mentioned Trump as a key concern according to the chart the Fed released. Two days after the presidential election, on November 7, when it was clear that Trump had won both the electoral college and the popular vote, the U.K.’s Guardian newspaper summed up the view around the world on its front cover with this: “American dread.” A column headlined on the front page read: “Time to Rethink Everything We Thought About the U.S.” Tens of millions of Americans were thinking those exact words with many doing a Google search on how to relocate to a foreign country. Vanity Fair’s digital front cover on November 6 captured the mood perfectly with these words: “34 Felony Counts; 1 Conviction; 2 Cases Pending; 2 Impeachments; 6 Bankruptcies; 4 More Years: The 47th American President.”

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Syrian Army Says It’s Retreated From City of Hama: Sana
by Gunnar Larson 05 Dec '24

05 Dec '24

Syrian Army Says It’s Retreated From City of Hama: Sana https://assets.bwbx.io/s3/readings/SO0UCPDWLU681733404780960.mp3

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Bitcoin Soars Past $100,000 on Trump’s Pro-Crypto Pick for SEC - Digital asset had jabbed at the six-figure mark for two weeks
by Gunnar Larson 05 Dec '24

05 Dec '24

Bitcoin Soars Past $100,000 on Trump’s Pro-Crypto Pick for SEC https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-12-05/bitcoin-btc-nears-record… Digital asset had jabbed at the six-figure mark for two weeks

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by Gunnar Larson 05 Dec '24

05 Dec '24

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Re: MIA Coin and POX Kleptocracy: CORRUPTION FIN-2022-A001 - SAR 38(m).
by Gunnar Larson 05 Dec '24

05 Dec '24

Respected Treasury: Today, xNY.io - Bank.org contacted FinCEN concerning JPMORGAN in New York, and they soon could be contacting Treasury. FinCEN, on Wed, Apr 20, 2022 took your prompt action in contacting Treasury below. Warm regards, Gunnar ✌️ Larson On Wed, Apr 20, 2022, 4:38 PM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> wrote: > Dear Department of the Treasury: > > From the prompt of FinCEN's Resource Center, the details below are kindly > submitted to your esteemed attention. > > Please let me know if I can be of any assistance. > > Sending you the very best regards. > > Thank you, > > Gunnar Larson > -- > *Gunnar Larson - xNY.io <http://www.xny.io/> - Bank.org <http://bank.org/>* > MSc > <https://www.unic.ac.cy/blockchain/msc-digital-currency/?utm_source=Google&u…> - > Digital Currency > MBA > <https://www.unic.ac.cy/business-administration-entrepreneurship-and-innovat…> - Entrepreneurship > and Innovation (ip) > > G(a)xNY.io > +1-646-454-9107 > New York, New York 10001 > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> > Date: Fri, Apr 15, 2022 at 1:17 PM > Subject: MIA Coin and POX Kleptocracy: CORRUPTION FIN-2022-A001 - SAR > 38(m). > To: <FRC(a)fincen.gov> > Cc: cypherpunks <cypherpunks(a)lists.cpunks.org> > > > Dear FinCEN: > > xNY.io - Bank.org, PBC thanks you for sending yesterday's advisory on > kleptocracy and foreign public corruption. We have made 30 highlights to > the FIN-2022-A001 > <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yF3qDQG19J-qN1vUPC36lQfVClq3HPXB/view?usp=…> > advisory for reference. > > *The aim of today's memo is to learn FinCEN's insights into MIA Coin and > the consensus algorithm Proof of Transfer (POX). xNY.io - Bank.org, PBC is > concerned about potential MIA Coin and City Coin kleptocracy that may be > affecting our global enterprise. * > > *FinCEN may note that NYCCoin is illegal in New York State, given the > BitLicense mandate. As such, we are not concerned with NYCCoin's legality > given the clear BitLicense mandate. * > > - On February 4, 2022 we submitted a City of Miami records request for > any and all correspondence between the City of Miami concerning CityCoins, > MIA Coin and Stacks (STX). Additionally, any and all related correspondence > concerning CityCoins, MIA Coin, Stacks (STX), Digital World Acquisition > Corp and Harvard Management Company. > - Today, April 15, 2022 > <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OyVUBq8PcG7SVZ5lUp_oWyL0IDAR5uTP/view?usp=…> > we have yet to receive the 13, 092 records. Attached you will find our > latest correspondence with Miami, notifying them of our intention to > contact FinCEN concerning MIA Coin and POX. > - Conducting independent marketplace research, xNY.io - Bank.org, PBC > established a premise to potential kleptocracy between the City of Miami > and City Coins, of Iceland <https://who.is/whois/citycoins.co> > international registration. Furthermore, MineMiamiCoin.com is registered > in Germany <https://who.is/whois/minemiamicoin.com>. > - Please find the City of Miami's resolution > <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IrQwP46alrnQXRxIoXxm8kifZMVTRB_x/view?usp=…>approving > gifts from City Coins ... Furthermore, City Coins suggests a $25,000 > "reward" > <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Eb2Q-LZNApwQRyjbBcD5-_yEW0Id51QD/view?usp=…> > (that may be confused as bribery) for Mayors who participate. > > MIA Coin is powered by POX > <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wL2kN6aMfsyT-T7g01YJSBB8meMn2SWg/view?usp=…>, > a computer protocol that may exploit the U.S. and international financial > systems to launder illicit gains, including through the use of shell > companies, offshore financial centers, and professional service providers > who enable the movement and laundering. > > MIA Coin' POX protocol is a wealth extraction tool that unfairly rewards > an inside group of miners, rewarding patronage networks that benefit his > inner circle and regime. These practices harm the competitive landscape of > financial markets and often have long-term corrosive effects on good > governance, democratic institutions, and human rights standards. > > FinCEN, we are concerned Miami's City Coin > <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IrQwP46alrnQXRxIoXxm8kifZMVTRB_x/view> > resolution potentially confirms Miami leaders as kleptocrats, using their > position and influence to enrich themselves and their networks of corrupt > actors. > > Finally, we understand that MIA Coin and POX operations are powered by > international data warehouses, located in Iceland, Germany and Hong Kong. > For these reasons, given FinCEN's alert on kleptocracy and foreign public > corruption we kindly seek guidance. > > Sending you the very best regards. > > Thank you, > > Gunnar Larson > -- > *Gunnar Larson - xNY.io <http://www.xNY.io> - Bank.org <http://Bank.org>, > PBC* > MSc > <https://www.unic.ac.cy/blockchain/msc-digital-currency/?utm_source=Google&u…> > - Digital Currency > MBA > <https://www.unic.ac.cy/business-administration-entrepreneurship-and-innovat…> > - Entrepreneurship and Innovation (ip) > > G(a)xNY.io > +1-646-454-9107 > New York, New York 10001 > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Financial Crimes Enforcement Network < > fincenupdates(a)public.govdelivery.com> > Date: Thu, Apr 14, 2022 at 2:46 PM > Subject: FinCEN Updates: FinCEN Issues Advisory on Kleptocracy and Foreign > Public Corruption > To: <g(a)xny.io> > > > *You are subscribed to FinCEN Updates. The information below is available > at Fincen.gov.* > > *FinCEN Issues Advisory on Kleptocracy and Foreign Public Corruption* > > The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today issued an advisory > on kleptocracy and foreign public corruption, urging financial institutions > to focus their efforts on detecting the proceeds of foreign public > corruption — a priority for the U.S. Government as it continues to > implement the U.S. Strategy on Countering Corruption > <https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDAsInVy…>. > The advisory provides typologies and potential indicators of kleptocracy > and other forms of foreign public corruption, namely bribery, embezzlement, > extortion, and the misappropriation of public assets. > > *News Release:* > > > https://www.fincen.gov/news/news-releases/fincen-issues-advisory-kleptocrac… > <https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDEsInVy…> > > *Advisory: * > > https://www.fincen.gov/resources/advisories/fincen-advisory-fin-2022-a001 > <https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDIsInVy…> >

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X Corp Says Gov't Trying To 'Muzzle' Doc In Bitter HIPAA Case
by Gunnar Larson 04 Dec '24

04 Dec '24

X Corp Says Gov't Trying To 'Muzzle' Doc In Bitter HIPAA Case <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/2266672?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…> By Spencer Brewer X Corp has told a Texas federal judge that government prosecutors were trying to "muzzle" a doctor accused of sharing protected patient information while talking to the press about a hospital's gender-affirming care practices, saying the government was out of line. Motion attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/2266672?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/2266672?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…>

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Ark. Governor Wants Out Of Cherokee Casino License Row
by Gunnar Larson 04 Dec '24

04 Dec '24

Ark. Governor Wants Out Of Cherokee Casino License Row <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2266466?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> By Crystal Owens Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is asking a federal district court to be removed as a defendant and for an overall dismissal of a challenge to a state amendment that revoked a Cherokee Nation business' casino license, arguing the Oklahoma tribe doesn't have any property interest in the case. Brief attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2266466?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2266466?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…>

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Government Mole Faces Tough Cross From Madigan's Atty
by Gunnar Larson 04 Dec '24

04 Dec '24

Government Mole Faces Tough Cross From Madigan's Atty <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/2268217?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> By Celeste Bott An attorney for former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan got his chance Monday to question the ex-Chicago alderman who recorded his client while cooperating with the government, pushing him to admit that Madigan never explicitly conditioned his support on legal business for his law firm or told the alderman to vote against developers who didn't hire him for tax work. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/2268217?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/2268217?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…>

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