Twitter’s Tip Jar & SEC’s New Chair Gary Gensler on Elon Musk, Bitcoin, & GameStop

In his first major interview as Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Gary Gensler discusses his approach to bitcoin, the GameStop volatility, and the Archegos scandal. He identifies gaps in America’s regulatory ecosystem and emphasizes freshening the SEC’s rules to handle modern technology. While Elon Musk preps for the Saturday Night Live stage this weekend, Gensler shares his own view of media and celebrity roles in the markets. Plus, Twitter has introduced a new Tip Jar feature, and the Squawk Box anchors swap strategies to up engagement--and repair relationships with the new offering.

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