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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Gustaf Kilander

How Elon Musk could benefit from destroying the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Elon Musk is going after the very institution that would serve as a check on some of his business empire.

The world’s richest man has long talked about making a payment-type system on his platforms, namely X, where users can send and receive money. In fact, just days after Musk attended President Donald Trump’s second inauguration last month, X made its initial move to become a financial ecosystem when CEO Linda Yaccarino announced the launch of a digital wallet and peer-to-peer payment service, partnering with Visa. The plan is for it to launch later this year, according to CNN.

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