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Atkins: Saul Alinsky pioneered the weaponization of corporate proxies
“The one that really weaponized this to begin with, It was a community organizer named Saul Alinsky back in the 19 sixties and seventies, and so he wrote a book in 1970, I believe, called Rules for Radicals. So the penultimate chapter is called Project Proxy, a…”
Atkins: CFTC-regulated LedgerX protected customer assets when FTX collapsed
“So when FTX imploded, Ledger X didn't really miss a beat. And the, they had segregated accounts. So every customer's assets were accounted for. And you know, nothing as far as I know was lost. And so then Ledger X has survived and now you know, was sold out of…”
Atkins: Delaware Outlawed Mandatory Arbitration and Fee-Shifting Bylaws
“And significantly the state of Delaware over the last 10 years has made both of those you know, out of bounds, illegal for public companies who are registered and Franchise the state of Delaware.”
Atkins: Retail investors directly held 50% of US market cap in 1990
“30 years ago, so in 19 nineties, say, the late eighties, 1990 the still 50% of the capitalization on the U.S. Stock exchanges were held by individuals directly.”