Books
Recent Op-Eds & Financial Articles
February 11, 2025, The Hill
The US can’t become the ‘crypto capital of the world’ unless these 6 things change
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/5136158-trump-executive-order-cryptocurrencies-regulation/
December 27, 2024, The Hill
Trimming outdated bank regulation is a good idea that won’t be easy (with William M. Isaac)
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/5056846-reforming-financial-regulation/
December 8, 2024, The Hill
An unseen financial threat looms before Trump and his Treasury
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/5026605-modernizing-financial-regulation-trump-bessent/
October 15, 2024, The Hill
The internet’s worst ‘zero day’ could drain all of our bank accounts
https://thehill.com/opinion/cybersecurity/4932674-bank-of-america-cybersecurity-glitch/
October 3, 2024, The Hill
How elections can create financial crises
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/4909907-2024-election-fiscal-mistakes-history/
September 17, 2024, The Hill
Why aren’t we treating cybersecurity as an election issue?
https://thehill.com/opinion/cybersecurity/4882236-harris-trump-election-cybersecurity/
August 28, 2024, The Hill
AI is here, but who is in charge?
https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/4849885-ai-impact-guardrails/
August 9, 2024, The Hill
5 ways to improve the stability of the financial system
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/4819537-5-ways-to-improve-the-stability-of-the-financial-system/
June 30, 2024, Washington Examiner
The social media wars are here. Just ask parents
June 21, 2024, The Hill
Don’t blame the home loan bank’s for the Fed’s lending problems
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/4732023-federal-reserve-home-loan-banks/
April 8, 2024, The Hill
Ransomware attacks are the canaries in the cyber coal mine
April 2, 2024, The Hill
Sam Bankman-Fried’s penalty has been handed down, but when will we finally crack down on crypto?
March 25, 2024, The Hill
The biggest threat from China is right under our noses — and on our screens
March 18, 2024, The Hill
Why does one unelected bureaucrat get to decide credit card fees?
March 12, 2024, The Hill
We cannot escape the tyranny of technology
https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/4524710-we-cannot-escape-the-tyranny-of-technology/
February 23, 2024, The Hill
Bitcoin bingo and the erosion of financial stability
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/4483960-bitcoin-bingo-and-the-erosion-of-financial-stability/
January 24, 2024, The Hill
Why is the SEC allowing crypto to run wild?
January 5, 2024, The Hill
How Many More Times Will We Be Conned By Crypto?
November 27, 2023, The Hill
When are regulators going to hold crypto accountable?
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/4328820-when-are-regulators-going-to-hold-crypto-accountable/
November 22, 2023, The Messenger
Prepare for a New, Less Affluent America
November 13, 2016, The Messenger
Citibank Treated Armenian Americans as ‘Bad Guys’ Until the CFPB Stepped In
September 28, 2023, The Hill
AI is going to change the world — but who will be leading that change?
August 29, 2023, The Messenger
Election Economics: Find Me A Dead Cat
https://themessenger.com/opinion/election-economics-find-me-a-dead-cat
August 8, 2023, The Messenger
Time to Reassess the Fed and its Takeover of the U.S. Economy
https://themessenger.com/opinion/time-to-reassess-the-fed-and-its-takeover-of-the-us-economy
July 9, 2023, The Messenger
The Too-Comfortable Danger of ‘Bidenomics’
https://themessenger.com/opinion/the-too-comfortable-danger-of-bidenomics
June 29, 2023, The Hill
A rebellion at the Federal Reserve — can it avoid the next bank collapse?
June 21, 2023, The Messenger
Congress Isn’t Protecting Children From the Internet, So States Are Doing the Job
June 16, 2023, The Hill
Our failing banks and the capital con game
June 9, 2023, The Hill
Lending laws are changing — and borrowers could pay the price
May 2, 2023, The Hill
The Fed wants more power after the banking collapse. We need real reform — and less Fed
May 1, 2023, The Hill
No, Federal Home Loan Banks didn’t cause the SVB collapse
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/3981758-no-federal-home-loan-banks-didnt-cause-the-svb-collapse/
April 26, 2023, Harvard Business Review
There’s No Silver Bullet for Cybersecurity
https://hbr.org/2023/04/theres-no-silver-bullet-for-cybersecurity?ab=hero-subleft-1
April 23, 2023, The Hill
This banking crisis was preventable — and so is the next one
April 3, 2023, The Hill
Artificial intelligence must be regulated. But by whom?
March 17, 2023, The Hill
It took 40 years, but we got a new S&L crisis
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/3904674-it-took-40-years-but-we-finally-got-a-new-sl-crisis/
March 11, 2023, The Hill
We should be thanking Sam Bankman-Fried
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/3894309-we-should-be-thanking-sam-bankman-fried/
March 5, 2023, Merion West
Who Will Fix a Broken Internet Landscape Before It Is Too Late?
https://merionwest.com/2023/03/05/who-will-fix-a-broken-internet-landscape-before-its-too-late/
February 22, 2023, The Hill
Don't Be Fooled - the FTX Fiasco Was Preventable
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/3868791-dont-be-fooled-the-ftx-fiasco-was-preventable/
February 10, 2023, Wall Street Journal
Biden Plays the Junk Card
https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-plays-the-junk-card-banks-credit-card-financial-regulation-fees-loans-interest-rates-borrowing-congress-consumer-financial-protection-bureau-e704f16?mod=opinion_lead_pos6
February 1, 2023, Cyber Defense Magazine
Time to Build an Unhackable Internet
https://cyberdefensemagazine.tradepub.com/free/w_cyba147/
January 9, 2023, The Hill
Death of the Crypto Formula
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/3804444-death-of-the-crypto-formula/
December 13, 2022, Financial Times
FTX’s predictable failings show the need for crypto regulation
https://www.ft.com/content/0ea1eb28-7f70-4b50-a50b-bac3ea8151a4
October 7, 2022, The Hill
Rough economic waters ahead: Will we choose wisely?
September 24, 2022, Kiplinger
Cryptocurrency: Stay In? Get Out? How to Decide?
September 13, 2022, The Hill
Biden’s college loan forgiveness misses the point
https://thehill.com/opinion/education/3640714-bidens-college-loan-forgiveness-misses-the-point/
September 2, 2022. The Hill
Biden’s student loan bailout and the death of skin in the game
August 19, 2022, The Hill
What’s our plan to stop China’s acquisition of America?
July 21, 2022, The Hill
Blinded by the light: 7 red flags about cryptocurrencies we completely missed
July 1, 2022, The Hill
This crypto winter is warm compared to the next one
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/3544051-this-crypto-winter-is-warm-compared-to-the-next-one/
June 30, 2022, Business Observer
Time to get smart about financial technology – and how to regulate the $10T industry
June 16, 2022, The Hill
Ten economic warning signs policymakers ignored
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/3525430-ten-economic-warning-signs-policymakers-missed/
May 13, 2022, The Hill
Is crypto too cool to question?
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/3486951-is-crypto-too-cool-to-question/
April 6, 2022, American Banker
What the president’s crypto order should have said
https://www.americanbanker.com/opinion/what-the-presidents-crypto-order-should-have-said
March 21, 2022, The Hill
From economic sleight of hand to stark reality
March 10, 2022, The Hill
Strong banks are essential to national security
February 28, 2022, American Banker (BankThink)
Where have you gone, Chairman Volcker?
https://www.americanbanker.com/opinion/where-have-you-gone-chairman-volcker
January 10, 2022, The Hill
What if politicians had to tell the truth?
December 15, 2021, The Hill
Crypto and the insecure Internet
https://thehill.com/opinion/cybersecurity/585895-crypto-and-the-insecure-internet?rnd=1639579901
November 5, 2021, The Hill
To avoid virtual anarchy, we must move cautiously and fix things
October 20, 2021, American Banker (BankThink)
Modernize regulation or risk an '80s-style economic crisis
https://www.americanbanker.com/opinion/modernize-regulation-or-risk-an-80s-style-economic-crisis
March 8, 2021, The Hill
Will the real financial bubble please stand up?
Will the real financial bubble please stand up? | TheHill
December 39, 2020, American Banker
Country, banking long overdue for cyberdefense upgrade,
Country, banking long overdue for cyberdefense upgrade | American Banker
November 23, 2020, American Banker
What President-Elect Biden can do to fix the outdated financial system
October 24, 2020, The Hill
What do Google, banks and chicken salad have in common?
September 26, 2020, The Hill
Policymakers must ensure more COVID relief doesn’t damage the economy
September 10, 2020, The Hill
Colorado truce won’t end the fight for regulatory supremacy
June 26, 2020, The Hill
FinTech calls the question: Different rules for digital and traditional banking?
https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/504656-fintech-calls-the-question?rnd=1593140269
June 18, 2020, The Hill
The Fed and the Pottery Barn Doctrine
June 17, 2020, American Banker (BankThink)
OCC’s proposal rightfully directs banks to upgrade
https://www.americanbanker.com/opinion/occs-proposal-rightfully-directs-banks-to-upgrade
May 21, 2020, The Hill
Dealing with Troublous Times
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/499038-dealing-with-troublous-times?rnd=1590092077
May 4, 2020, The Hill
If the second economic 'shoe' drops, Congress must avert a collapse,”
March 24, 2020, American Banker (BankThink)
Calls for CECL delay expose standard's flaws
https://www.americanbanker.com/opinion/calls-for-cecl-delay-expose-standards-flaw
March 19, 2020, The Hill
A five-point antidote to the financial pandemic
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/488450-a-five-point-antidote-to-the-financial-pandemic
March 17, 2020, American Banker (BankThink)
How regulators can kick COVID-19’s bank shock into remission
https://www.americanbanker.com/opinion/how-regulators-can-kick-covid-19s-bank-shock-into-remission
December 18, 2019, American Banker (BankThink)
Fix CRA before cracking down on bank mergers
https://www.americanbanker.com/opinion/fix-cra-before-cracking-down-on-bank-mergers
October 25, 2019, American Banker (BankThink)
Regulators’ push for innovation shouldn’t come at expense of prudence
https://www.americanbanker.com/opinion/regulators-push-for-innovation-shouldnt-come-at-expense-of-prudence
July 23, 2019, Washington Times
Why the Financial Accounting Standards Board Must Hit Pause on CECL
http://amp.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jul/23/why-financial-accounting-standards-board-must-hit-/
July 1, 2019, American Banker (BankThink)
Virtual currency debate needed the jolt it got from Facebook
https://www.americanbanker.com/opinion/virtual-currency-debate-needed-the-jolt-it-got-from-facebook
May 28, 2019, The Hill
A broken accounting system in need of repair
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/445753-a-broken-accounting-system-in-need-of-repair
May 19, 2019, The Hill
The unintended consequences of interest rate caps
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/444334-the-unintended-consequences-of-interest-rate-caps
April 26, 2019, American Banker (BankThink)
FASB’s accountability Problem
https://www.americanbanker.com/opinion/fasbs-accountability-problem
April 17, 2019, American Banker (BankThink)
With stress test, less is more
https://www.americanbanker.com/opinion/with-stress-tests-less-is-more?brief=00000160-700b-dbf5-a562-788b36110000
February 26, 2019, American Banker (BankThink)
Criticism of BB&T-SunTrust deal is overblown
https://www.americanbanker.com/opinion/criticism-of-bb-t-suntrust-deal-is-overblown
February 3, 2019, The Hill
The bigger data gets the bigger the risks it poses
https://thehill.com/opinion/cybersecurity/428087-the-bigger-big-data-gets-the-bigger-the-risks-it-poses
December 12, 2018, The Hill
Nefarious nations will take the lead on AI if the US doesn't
https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/421059-nefarious-nations-will-take-the-lead-on-ai-if-the-us-doesnt
November 16, 2018, The Hill
Financial overregulation wasted the last eight years
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/417104-financial-overregulation-wasted-the-last-eight-years
November 6, 2018, American Banker (BankThink)
Financial technology needs rules of engagement
https://www.americanbanker.com/opinion/financial-technology-needs-rules-of-engagement
Sept 20, 2018, American Banker (BankThink)
Why reg relief is moving in the right direction
https://www.americanbanker.com/opinion/why-reg-relief-is-moving-in-the-right-direction
Speaking Engagements, Appearances, and Forums
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PAST EVENTS
2018 - Present
PAST EVENTS:
Date: October 24, 2018, 10:45 a.m. –12:15 p.m.
Sponsor: Center for the Study of the Administrative State
Topic: Permits, Licenses and the Administrative State
Date: November 4, 2018, 1:00 pm–2:15 pm
Sponsor: Reg Tech Enable DC 2019
Topic: Strategic Partnerships: Panel discussion moderator with Brian Brooks (CoinBase), Kathy Reimann (Treliant), and Neima Ghamsari (BlendLabs) on tech deals
Date: February 19, 2019, 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.
Sponsor: Pepperdine’s School of Public Policy
Topic: Housing Finance and GSE Reform
Date: March 1, 2019, 8:00–4:00
Sponsor: LEC/Program on Financial Regulation & Technology
Topic: AI, FinTech, Peer to Peer Financial Services and Administrative Judgment
Date: March 14, 2019, 2:00–3:00 p.m.
Sponsor: Investment Advisers Association
Topic: FinTech and the Use of Big Data
Date: March 27, 2019, 5:00–6:00 p.m.
Sponsor: Scalia Law School; Program on Financial Regulation & Technology—Meet the Policy-Makers
Topic: Meet the Policy-Makers: A Discussion with Joseph Otting
Date: April 3, 2019, 10:45 a.m.–12:15 p.m.
Sponsor: LEC
Topic: Open Banking: A New Era in Financial Services
Date: April 4, 2019, 2:00–3:00 p.m.
Sponsor: Financial Managers Society
Topic: Artificial Intelligence and Financial Regulation
Date: April 10, 2019, 5:00–6:00 p.m.
Sponsor: Scalia Law School; Program on Financial Regulation & Technology—Meet the Policy-Makers
Topic: Meet the Policy-Makers: A Discussion with Randall Quarles—Vice Chair of the Fed
Date: April 12, 2019, 10:00–10:45 a.m.
Sponsor: Minnesota Banking Law Committee of the Minnesota Bar
Topic: Financial Regulation and Technology: The Coming Revolution
Date: April 15, 2019, 2:00–4:00 p.m.
Sponsor: Cantor Fitzgerald Investor Conference the GSEs
Topic: The Future of the GSEs
Date: May 15, 2019
Sponsor: Nelson Mullins Annual Public Policy Forum
Topic: Financial Regulation, Economic Crisis and the Technology Revolution: Who Is Determining Our Economic Future?
Date: May 15, 2019, 8:00–9:00 p.m.
Sponsor: Tucker Carlson Tonight
Topic: Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Ocasio-Cortez Loan Shark Protection Act
Date: May 16, 2019, 8:00 am–6:00 p.m.
Sponsor: LEC/Program on Financial Regulation & Technology
Topic: The Future of Financial Regulation; A Discussion with Craig Phillips, Counselor to the Secretary of the Treasury
Date: June 24, 2019, 3:30–4:00 p.m.
Sponsors: Financial Managers Society
Topics: Financial Regulation and Technology: The Coming Revolution
Date: July 17, 2019, 10:20–11a.m.
Sponsors: All Sides with Ann Fisher WOSU Public Media
Topic: Financial Regulation, the CFPB and Financial Crisis
Date: September 12, 2019, 5:00–6:00 p.m.
Sponsors: Scalia Law School; Program on Financial Regulation & Technology—Meet the Policy-Makers
Topic: Meet the Policy-Makers: A Discussion with Brent McIntosh, General Counsel of Dept. of Treasury
Date: September 17, 2019, 7:00–9:00 p.m.
Sponsors: Cybersecurity Innovation Forum
Topic: The Convergence of Financial Services and& Technology: Benefit or Threat?
Date: September 25, 2019
Sponsors: Program on Financial Regulation & Technology Webinar
Topic: Libra: New Dimensions in Money -Speakers at this event included Brian Brooks, the Chief Legal Officer of Coinbase and then became the Acting Comptroller of the Currency
Date: October 10, 2019
Sponsors: Scalia Law School; Program on Financial Regulation & Technology—Meet the Policy-Makers
Topic: Armchair Discussion with Mark Calabria, Director, FHFA
Date: October 25, 2019
Sponsor: Program on Financial Regulation & Technology Webinar
Topic: Libra – New Dimensions for Money
Date: November 7, 2019
Sponsor: Scalia Law School; Program on Financial Regulation & Technology—Meet the Policy-Makers
Topic: Armchair Discussion with Brian Johnson, Deputy Director, CFPB
Date: November 18, 2019
Sponsors: Program on Financial Regulation & Technology Webinar
Topic: Consumer Debt in America: What Would Rate Caps and Student Loan Forgiveness Mean?"
Date: November 18, 2019
Sponsors: Ballard Sphar
Topics: Interview re National Financial Technology Commission
Date: April 1, 2020
Sponsors: FMS (w/ Bill Isaac)
Topic: The Financial Pandemic: How to Navigate the Crisis to a Soft Landing
Date: May 29, 2020
Sponsor: AM560 The Answer
Topic: Radio Interview on the Need for the Government to Prepare Equity Assistance
Date: June 19, 2020
Sponsor: AM560 The Answer
Topic: Radio Interview on the Hangover Impact of Government Actions to Support the Economy
Date: June 26, 2020
Sponsor: Dechert LLP Financial Services Group
Topic: Firefighting in the Financial Pandemic
Date: July 8, 2020
Sponsor: Scalia Law School Financial Services Alumni Association Webinar
Topic: "COVID-19 and the Financial Path Out of the Pandemic"
Date: July 15, 2020
Sponsor: Scalia Law School Program on Financial Services & Technology Fintech Webinar
Topic: "FinTech: Pushing Past the Pandemic"
Date: October 1, 2020
Sponsor: AM560 The Answer
Topic: Interview on the Hangover Impact of Government Actions to Support the Economy for COVID
Date: October 6, 2020
Sponsor: Scalia Law School; Program on Financial Regulation & Technology—Meet the Policy-Makers
Topic: Armchair Discussion with Jelena McWilliams, Chairman, FDIC (Virtual)
Date: October 22, 2020
Sponsor: Scalia Law School; Program on Financial Regulation & Technology—Meet the Policy-Makers
Topic: Armchair Discussion with Brian Brooks, Acting Comptroller of the Currency
Date: October 26, 2020
Sponsor: Federal Home Loan Bank Presidents Bank President’s Council Meeting
Topic: Panel Discussion with Bimal Patel, John Bowman, Chris Daniel, Richard Kim
Date: December 9–10, 2020
Sponsor: CCFL and Scalia Law School–FinTech and Consumer Finance: Agenda for 2021
Topic: Co-Chairman of the Program and of the Crypto and True Lender Panels
Date: February 11, 2021
Sponsor: CCFL and Scalia Law School–FinTech and Consumer Finance: Agenda for 2021
Topic: Co-Chairman of the Program on the CFPB Taskforce Report on Consumer Financial Credit
Date: May 10, 2021
Sponsor: The Jim Bohannon Show (Radio)
Topic: 200 Years of American Financial Panics: Crashes, Recessions. Depressions and The Technology That Will Change It All
https://omny.fm/shows/jim-bohannon/jim-bohannon-05-10-21
Date: May 11, 2021
Sponsor: “Wake Up America” Newsmax (TV Interview)
Topic: 200 Years of American Financial Panics: Crashes, Recessions. Depressions and The Technology That Will Change It All
https://www.dropbox.com/s/67lgfuz5x1mv8iv/VARTANIAN%20WUA%20051121.mp4?dl=0
Date: May 18, 2021
Sponsor: Chicago's Morning Answer, AM 560 WIND
Topic:
200 Years of American Financial Panics: Crashes, Recessions. Depressions and The Technology That Will Change It All
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QukVR-FV2cE
Date: May 21, 2021
Sponsor: The Curious Man (Podcast)
Topic: 200 Years of American Financial Panics: Crashes, Recessions. Depressions and The Technology That Will Change It All
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thecuriousmanspodcast/id1369458829?i=1000522935791
Date: May 25, 2021
Sponsor: Duke Law School FinReg Podcast
Topic: 200 Years of American Financial Panics: Crashes, Recessions. Depressions and The Technology That Will Change It All
Date: May 31, 2021
Sponsor: US National Privacy Legislation— Association of Digital & Cyber Governance (Podcast)
Topic: The Internet is Broken – We Need A New One!
https://open.spotify.com/show/3LOA68FCRWbFZlpvnQFqFs?si=usRwk_N0S0yH8RuNsDD6-Q&nd=1
Date: May 31, 2021
Sponsor: The Chris Voss Show (Podcast)
Topic: 200 Years of American Financial Panics: Crashes, Recessions. Depressions and The Technology That Will Change It All
Date: June 10, 2021
Sponsor: FHLBank of NY Members’ Webinar Series
Topic: “Crisis, Regulation & Technology: The Complicated Past, Present & Future of Financial Services”
https://www.fhlbny.com/financial_intelligen/crisis-regulation-tech/
Date: June 14, 2021
Sponsor: Financial Managers Society Annual Forum (Live)
Topic: Banking in the Biden Administration
Date: June 17, 2021
Sponsor: Telecom Policy Research Conference
Topic: Banking & Technology – The Good, Bad and the Ugly
Countering Cyberattacks And Ransomware Will Require “Whole Of Nation” Response (forbes.com)
Date: June 22, 2021
Sponsor: Bank Board of Directors
Topic: 200 Years of American Financial Panics:
Crashes, Recessions, Depressions And The Technology That Will Change It All
Date: June 23, 2021
Sponsor: China TechThreat
Topic: High Tech Heist: Vlog Series on Banking Cybersecurity - China Tech Threat
https://twitter.com/ChinaTechThreat/status/1413226149803610113
Date: June 30, 2021
Sponsor: Ballard Spahr Consumer Finance Monitor
Part 1:
https://www.ballardspahr.com/Insights/Blogs/2021/07/Pod-Tom-Vartanian-Discussion-Part-1
Part 2:
Date: July 14, 2021
Sponsor: Wall Street Wrap Up (PBS/New Orleans - WYES-TV)
Topic: 200 Years of American Financial Panics:
Crashes, Recessions, Depressions And The Technology That Will Change It All
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1bzQy6tgKs
Date: July 20, 2021
Sponsor: Smoketree Innovation Roundtable
Topic: Tech Tools: AI for Good and Bad
Date: August 4, 2021
Sponsor: Women in Housing Finance
Topic: Years of American Financial Panics:
Crashes, Recessions, Depressions And The Technology That Will Change It All
Date: October 20, 2021
Sponsor: Federal Reserve Board
Topic: Years of American Financial Panics:
Crashes, Recessions, Depressions And The Technology That Will Change It All
Date: November 12, 2021
Sponsor: “Tell Me What You Are Reading”
Topic: 200 Years of American Financial Panics:
Crashes, Recessions, Depressions And The Technology That Will Change It All
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6865137233997959168/
Date: November 12, 2021
Sponsor: Chicago's Morning Answer
AM 560 WIND
Topic: Inflation, the Economy & the Metaverse
Date: November 17, 2021
Sponsor: AMLRightsource
Topic: 200 Years of American Financial Panics:
Crashes, Recession, Depressions and The Technology That Will Change It All
Part 1:
https://www.amlrightsource.com/news/a-deep-dive-with-tom-vartanian-part-01
Part 2:
https://www.amlrightsource.com/news/a-deep-dive-with-tom-vartanian-part-02
Date: November 22, 2021
Sponsor: American Association of Bank Directors
Topic: 200 Years of American Financial Panics:
Crashes, Recessions, Depressions and The Technology That Will Change It All
Part 1:
Part 2:
Date: December 1, 2021
Sponsor: Securities Exchange Commission
Topic: 200 Years of American Financial Panics:
Crashes, Recessions, Depressions and The Technology That Will Change It All
Date: February 2, 2022
Sponsor: Plaza Five Book Notes
Topic: 200 Years of American Financial Panics:
Crashes, Recessions, Depressions and The Technology That Will Change It All
Date: February 3, 2022
Sponsor: The Federalist Society
Topic: Who Runs The FDIC in a New Administration?
https://fedsoc.org/events/who-runs-the-fdic-in-a-new-administration
Date: April 1, 2022
Sponsor: University of North Carolina Law Center for Banking & Finance
Topic: Financial Crises, Technology, and the Chaotic Future of Banking
Date: April 27, 2022
Sponsor: Financial Technology & Cybersecurity Center
Topic: The Impact of Stablecoins on Financial Regualtion, Consumers, and Politics
Date: May 17, 2022
Sponsor: The Federalist Society
Topic: The Government's Arms Around Cryptocurrency: Hug or Stranglehold?
https://fedsoc.org/events/the-government-s-arms-around-cryptocurrency-hug-or-stranglehold
Date: May 17, 2022
Sponsor: American Enterprise Institute
Topic: A Conversation with Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY): Regulation and the Future of Crypto Assets
Date: May 19, 2022
Sponsor: Sarasota1 Bookstore
Topic: 2022 Book Fair Presentation: Book Signing
200 Years of American Financial Panics: Crashes, Recessions, Depressions and The Technology That Will Change It All
Date: June 30, 2022
Sponsor: AMLRightSource
Topic: A Conversation With Tom Vartanian about -
Cybersecurity, cryptocurrency and current regulations and recommendations regarding how to address ransomware
Date: July 5, 2022
Sponsor: The CashFlow Academy
Topic: The Next Financial Bust:
A Conversation with Thomas P. Vartanian about his book -
200 Years of American Financial Panics: Crashes, Recessions, Depressions And The Technology That Will Change It All
https://thecashflowacademy.libsyn.com/the-next-financial-bust
Date: July 24, 2022
Sponsor: The Wealth Formula
Topic: A Conversation with Thomas P. Vartanian about his book -
200 Years of American Financial Panics: Crashes, Recessions, Depressions And The Technology That Will Change It All
https://www.wealthformula.com/podcast/326-200-years-of-financial-panics/
Date: August 4, 2022
Sponsor: Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, Sixth Annual Fintech Conference
Topic: Dark Data & Cybersecurity
Date: September 15, 2022
Sponsor: American Bar Association Cyberspace Law Committee
Topic: The Good, Bad & Ugly of Fintech
Date: October 4, 2022
Sponsor: Federal Housing Finance Agency 100 Year Anniversary Listening Session
Topic: The Role of the Federal Home Loan Banks in American Mortgage Finance
https://www.fhfa.gov/Media/Documents/FHLBank-Listening-Session-Day-3-Transcript-10.4.22.pdf (pgs. 23-25)
Date: November 16, 2022
Sponsor: Fox Business News
Topic: FTX and The Need to Regulate Crypto
https://video.foxbusiness.com/v/6315637311112#sp=show-clips
Date: December 14, 2022
Sponsor: BBC Radio - Business Matters
Topic: Crypto & the FTX Collapse
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0dp10ht?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile
Date: December 30, 2022
Sponsor: BBC Radio
Topic: Crypto & the FTX Collapse
https://podcasts.apple.com/lt/podcast/the-future-of-crypto/id292651411?i=1000591733229
Date: January 11, 2023
Sponsor: KLPW - Missouri, Diane Jones Show
Topic: The Unhackable Internet: How Rebuilding Cyberspace Can Create Real Security and Prevent Financial Collapse
Date: January 29, 2023
Sponsor: The Chris Voss Show
Topic: A Conversation with Thomas P. Vartanian about -
The Unhackable Internet: How Rebuilding Cyberspace Can Create Real Security and Prevent Financial Collapse
Date: February 2, 2023
Sponsor: Keen On Podcasts
Topic: How We Built the Wrong Internet: Thomas P. Vartanian on Rebuilding Cyberspace to Make it "Unhackable"
Date: February 8, 2023
Sponsor: The Shelley Irwin WGVU Morning Show on WGVU-FM/Grand Rapids MI (NPR)
Topic: The Unhackable Internet: How Rebuilding Cyberspace Can Create Real Security and Prevent Financial Collapse
https://www.wgvunews.org/people/shelley-irwin
Date: February 2023
Sponsor: America Trends
Topic: The Unhackable Internet: How Rebuilding Cyberspace Can Create Real Security and Prevent Financial Collapse
https://www.americatrendspodcast.com/2023/02/09/ep-628-if-you-lock-your-front-door-your-home-is-better-protected-than-your-digital-life/nt Financial Collapse
Date: February 15, 2023
Sponsor: The Curious Mans Podcast
Topic: The Unhackable Internet: How Rebuilding Cyberspace Can Create Real Security and Prevent Financial Collapse
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tom-vartanian-interview/id1369458829?i=1000600182338
Date: February 9, 2023
Sponsor: WGVU Public Media Radio
Topic: Podcast on The Unhackable Internet: How Rebuilding Cyberspace Can Create Real Security and Prevent Financial Collapse
Date: February 2023
Sponsor: The Curious Mans Podcast
Topic: The Unhackable Internet: How Rebuilding Cyberspace Can Create Real Security and Prevent Financial Collapse
The Curious Mans Podcast - Tom Vartanian
Date: February 15, 2023
Sponsor: Paul Miller Radio WPHM Show out of Port Huron, Michigan
Topic: The Unhackable Internet: How Rebuilding Cyberspace Can Create Real Security and Prevent Financial Collapse
February 15 Thomas Vartanian | WPHM
Date: February 16, 2023
Sponsor: The Jason Middleton Show on KFI-AM/Los Angeles CA
Topic: The Unhackable Internet: How Rebuilding Cyberspace Can Create Real Security and Prevent Financial Collapse
Date: March 2, 2023
Sponsor: WGTD- FM Morning Show – Greg Berg (NPR- Wisconsin)
Topic: The Unhackable Internet: How Rebuilding Cyberspace Can Create Real Security and Prevent Financial Collapse
https://www.wgtd.org/playlist/morning-show/ms-unhackable-internet
Date: March 3, 2023
Sponsor: Homeland Security Today
Topic: The Unhackable Internet: How Rebuilding Cyberspace Can Create Real Security and Prevent Financial Collapse
Date: March 17, 2023
Sponsor: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Connecticut
Topic: The Unhackable Internet: How the Internet Can Be Rebuilt to Be More Secure
Date: March 21, 2023
Sponsor: BBC World News
Topic: The Banking Crisis – How Does it Stop
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live:bbc_world_service
Date: March 21, 2023
Sponsor: Financial Managers Society
Topic: The Banking Crisis – How Does it Stop
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live:bbc_world_service
Date: March 23, 2023
Sponsor: Tell Me What You're Reading Podcast
Topic: The Unhackable Internet: Rebuilding Cyberspace to Prevent Financial Collapse
Tell Me What You’re Reading • A podcast on Spotify for Podcasters
Date: March 29, 2023
Sponsor: Federal Home Loan Bank Counsel
Topic: The Unhackable Internet: How the Internet Can Be Rebuilt to Be More Secure
Date: March 29, 2023
Sponsor: American Enterprise Institute
Topic: The Unhackable Internet: How Rebuilding Cyberspace Can Create Real Security and Prevent Financial Collapse
https://www.aei.org/events/rebuilding-cyberspace-to-prevent-financial-collapse-a-book-event/
Date: April 18, 2023
Sponsor: American Enterprise Institute –Explain to Shana Podcast –
Topic: One World, Two Webs: Can We Make A More Secure Internet? (with Paul Kupiec and Thomas Vartanian)
Date: April 27, 2023
Sponsor: AML Partnership Forum
Topic: The Unhackable Internet
Date: May 1, 2023
Sponsor: BBC World News
Topic: The First Republic Failure – What is Happening in the U.S. Banking Crisis?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct4zd3?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile (4:40 – 11:17)
Date: May 3, 2023
Sponsor: American Ag Radio
Topic: The Federal Reserve, Silicon Bank and First Republic Bank
Date: May 4, 2023
Sponsor: GMU Center for Assurance Research & Engineering, GMU School of Business, and the Financial Technology & Cybersecurity Center
Topic: Emerging Cyber Threats to the Financial Services Infrastructure
Date: May 16, 2023
Sponsor: GMU Center for Assurance Research & Engineering, International Academy of CIOs
Topic: From generative AI Innovation to Policy & Economic Competitiveness
Date: May 19, 2023
Sponsor: Federal Reserve Board Cyber Technology Task Force
Topic: The Unhackable Internet - Emerging Cyber Threats to the Financial Services Infrastructure
Date: August 10, 2023
Sponsor: George Mason University AML Trac, Schar School of Business
Topic: The Unhackable Internet: How Rebuilding Cyberspace Can Create Real Security and Prevent Financial Collapse
Date: September 8, 2023
Sponsor: Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, Seventh Annual FinTech Conference
Topic: Fintech Exposes the Best and the Worst. So Where Do We Go From Here?
Seventh Annual Fintech Conference (philadelphiafed.org)
Date: September 12, 2023
Sponsor: AICPA Annual Banking and Savings Institution Conference
Topic: Keynote: Banking on the Future: New Concept of Money, Regulation & Technology
Date: September 21, 2023
Sponsor: Allinial Global
Topic: Keynote: Digital Banking – Cybersecurity Risk & Financial Services
Date: October 11, 2023
Sponsor: NACHA Alliance Payments Conference
Topic: Keynote: Banking on the Future: New Concept of Money, Regulation & Technology
Date: October 16, 2023
Sponsor: Radio KLPW Montana
Topic: Interview with Diane Jones: AI and Its Impact Around the World
Date: November 22, 2023
Sponsor: BBC World News
Topic: Binance and the Need for Crypto Regulation
Date: February 5, 2024
Sponsor: VISION by Protiviti
Topic: Interview: Crypto and CBDC: Proceed with caution
Date: March 2024
Sponsor: VISION by Protiviti
Topic: Interview: Cybersecurity expert: The U.S. is facing big challenges
https://vision.protiviti.com/insight/cybersecurity-expert-us-doing-almost-everything-wrong
Date: July 2, 2024
Sponsor: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
Ringling College, Sarasota, Florida
Topic: The Tyranny of Technology
Date: July 24, 2024
Sponsor: Straight Arrow News
Topic: Interview: The CrowdStrike outage wrecked airlines. Are banks just as vulnerable?
https://san.com/cc/the-crowdstrike-outage-wrecked-airlines-are-banks-just-as-vulnerable/
Date: September 9, 2024
Sponsor: AICPA & CIMA Conference on Banks & Savings Institutions
Topic: Keynote Speech: 21st Century Alert: Tech Can Be As Destructive As Transformative
Date: October 3, 2024
Sponsor: The Inside Source WKLS – Salt Lake City
Topic: Interview: How Elections Create Financial Crises
https://shows.audiocdn.com/s/bonneville/inside-sources/thomas-vartanian-do-not-5850d6
Date: October 18, 2024
Sponsor: Association of FDIC Alumni
Topic: The Collision of Banking, Financial Crises & Technology