EPISODE · Jun 5, 2025 · 34 MIN
Big Tech’s Monopoly Money
from Lever Time · host David Sirota
There’s a new evil genius on Capitol Hill, one that privacy experts warn could empower tech billionaires like Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg to issue their own private currencies. The Senate is poised to pass the GENIUS Act, which would give so much free rein to such “stablecoins” that it could destabilize the rest of the economy. Today on Lever Time, Arjun Singh sits down with Lever reporter Luke Goldstein to understand the GENIUS Act, how it could turn Big Tech companies into unregulated banks, and why this should be a concern for the rest of us. You can read Luke’s full story on the GENIUS Act and the future of “ZuckBucks” here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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There’s a new evil genius on Capitol Hill, one that privacy experts warn could empower tech billionaires like Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg to issue their own private currencies. The Senate is poised to pass the GENIUS Act, which would give so much free rein to such “stablecoins” that it could destabilize the rest of the economy. Today on Lever Time, Arjun Singh sits down with Lever reporter Luke Goldstein to understand the GENIUS Act, how it could turn Big Tech companies into unregulated banks, and why this should be a concern for the rest of us. You can read Luke’s full story on the GENIUS Act and the future of “ZuckBucks” here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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