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- 1Michael Lewis Essay Profiles Guard Who Resisted DOGE▼Essay | Exclusive | Michael Lewis on the Lone Security Guard Who Resisted DOGE
Michael Lewis has published an exclusive essay in the Wall Street Journal telling the story of a lone security guard who resisted DOGE, the cost-cutting effort associated with the second Trump administration. The piece frames the guard as a rare individual who pushed back against the aggressive restructuring of federal agencies. Readers are discussing the article as part of the ongoing debate over DOGE's sweeping cuts and the people who stood in their way.
- 2IEX Launches Options Trading, Files for Bitcoin ETF Options●IEX Launches Options Trading, Files to List Bitcoin ETF Options
The Investors Exchange (IEX), best known as the venue at the center of Michael Lewis's 'Flash Boys', has launched options trading and filed with US regulators to list options on spot bitcoin ETFs. The move would let investors trade bitcoin-related options on a marketplace known for challenging high-frequency trading practices. Market watchers see it as IEX broadening beyond equities and another sign of mainstream financial adoption of crypto products.
- 3Michael Lewis examines Musk's Doge overhaul of Washington●‘Elon is my prophet’: how Musk’s Doge team took a wrecking ball to Washington By Michael Lewis When the new ‘department
Writer Michael Lewis has published a long-form account of Elon Musk's 'department of government efficiency', describing how young tech workers were sent into federal agencies to disrupt operations. The piece follows one employee who resisted Doge's cost-cutting drive, recounting clashes over the protection of agency functions, and quotes supporters calling Musk a prophet as the government restructuring remains deeply divisive in US politics.