Eugene Ludwig
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- Milken Institute41 min
The Genius Effect: Stablecoins Take the Stage | Future of Finance 2026
Daniel Gorfine, Lauren Belive, Robin Cook, Michael Greenwald, Eugene Ludwig, Caroline D. Pham, Carol Engfam
The recent panel explored the intersection of the newly enacted "Genius Act," which establishes a prudential stablecoin framework while restricting direct issuer interest, and emerging market dynamics where institutions are increasingly adopting stablecoins for settlement and collateral. Speakers including Robin Cook of Coinbase and Michael Greenwald from AWS highlighted how AI-driven agentic payments and secure cloud infrastructure are driving a projected $1 trillion market by 2030, while simultaneously positioning tokenized dollars as a geopolitical tool for global reserve status. Despite consensus on the integration of digital assets into traditional finance, experts diverged on regulatory timelines, with some predicting amendments to allow issuer interest by 2027 while others remained skeptical of immediate legislative shifts.
- Milken Institute59 min
Modernizing Financial Regulation to Facilitate Shared Economic Prosperity
Michael Piwowar, Kathy Kraninger, Eugene Ludwig, Jelena McWilliams, Joseph Otting, Mike Pivovar, Tom Coury
Top federal regulators, including FDIC Chairwoman Yellena McWilliams, CFPB Director Kraninger, and OCC Comptroller Joseph Otting, are driving a unified modernization of financial oversight through strategic reforms to the Community Reinvestment Act and the reduction of 60% in excessive compliance directives. These agencies are actively streamlining frameworks for fintech innovation via special charters and sandbox programs while simultaneously pivoting consumer protection efforts from punitive enforcement to preventive harm mitigation and financial literacy. With a target to finalize adjustments to roughly 25 disproportionate Dodd-Frank provisions by the fourth quarter, the leadership aims to lower burdens on small institutions and expand capital access to underserved communities through data-driven technologies.