Market structure, trading, and financial regulation by Larry Tabb

Larry Tabb is Head of Market Structure Research at Bloomberg Intelligence, covering trading infrastructure, regulatory design, and digital asset policy. In August 2025, Tabb dissected the SEC’s Project Crypto during a Bloomberg Votes & Verdicts roundtable, providing insight into custody frameworks, trade reporting obligations, and stablecoin reserve requirements. Tabb outlined implications of the proposed CLARITY Act and its role in defining “broker” status for DeFi protocol frontends and liquidity pools. His team publishes quarterly updates on centralized exchange order routing and settlement trends.

Over the past year, Tabb participated in 11 congressional briefings and contributed to three white papers for digital markets oversight. As a 30-year veteran of equity and bond market research, Tabb’s pivot to crypto policy has positioned him as a key interpreter of how traditional regulatory frameworks adapt to decentralized systems. In 2024, his reports were cited in SEC rulemaking footnotes and IMF research on global crypto governance.

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Larry Tabb: Growth in SME prediction market hedging accelerates
Larry Tabb highlights a surge in prediction market hedging activity among small and medium sized enterprises. The comment points to increasing adoption of hedging strategies within this business ...
  • Andreas Kristo
  • 28.05.2026
Early market session includes 20 names, Larry Tabb notes
Larry Tabb highlights that the upcoming market session extension for options will initially feature only 20 names. The morning session is set to run from 7:30 a.m. to 9:25 a.m., with trading ...
  • Jose Antonio Gastelum
  • 21.05.2026
Larry Tabb: Tokenization momentum driven by speedier settlement and automation benefits
Larry Tabb highlights two new pieces focusing on the rise of tokenization in financial markets. He draws attention to the role of speedier settlement in fueling token hype, while emphasizing that ...
  • Yulia Slavina
  • 22.04.2026
New report analyzes major IPO challenges, Larry Tabb notes
A new report on the future of IPOs has been published, according to Larry Tabb. The study involved interviews with over 150 professionals in the IPO sector and identifies key challenges that must ...
  • Eugene Komchuk
  • 10.04.2026
Larry Tabb: Open to taking other side of digital stock market transition
Larry Tabb questioned where the Kalshi contract is for a wager on the transition to a fully digital stock market. He expressed willingness to take the opposite position on a bet that the U.S. ...
  • Jose Antonio Gastelum
  • 25.03.2026
Brokerage firms enabling access to gaming contracts could raise manipulation issues, Larry Tabb argues
Larry Tabb suggests that issues surrounding prediction markets and gaming contracts are more nuanced than commonly perceived. In his view, the core issue is not prediction markets covering ...
  • Daria Chernytska
  • 04.03.2026
Larry Tabb: Stablecoin interest could disrupt U.S. bank deposits
Larry Tabb has raised concerns that paying interest on stablecoins could disintermediate U.S. bank deposits and reduce bank lending. Tabb suggests that if stablecoins were to pay interest, it ...
  • Daria Chernytska
  • 07.12.2025
Hottest crypto trade swings from 2,600% gain to 86% wipeout
Larry Tabb highlights the dramatic downturn of a once booming crypto trade, which experienced a staggering 2,600% gain only to suffer an 86% loss. This drastic fluctuation points to the inherent ...
  • Mikhail Vnuchkov
  • 18.09.2025
Larry Tabb warns of significant changes to NMS rules impact
Larry Tabb, known for his expertise in financial regulations and market structures, has brought attention to potential challenges regarding the alterations to rule 611. In his recent statement, ...
  • Dmytro Kharkov
  • 11.09.2025
Larry Tabb recalls the day of the Cantor eSpeed tragedy
Financial analyst Larry Tabb brings attention to the tragic day of the Cantor eSpeed incident, which claimed several lives. He recalls knowing many of the individuals involved, highlighting the ...
  • Mikhail Vnuchkov
  • 09.09.2025
Larry Tabb raises questions on motives behind crypto strategy
Larry Tabb, a prominent voice in the financial sector, has raised intriguing questions about the motivations behind a recent move in the cryptocurrency sphere. In a tweet, Tabb speculated on ...
  • Eugene Komchuk
  • 05.09.2025
Larry Tabb warns of blurring lines between investing and gambling
Larry Tabb, a respected voice in the finance sector, highlights a growing concern about the increasing overlap between investing and gambling. According to Tabb, the financial industry ...
  • Anastasiia Chabaniuk
  • 26.08.2025
Larry Tabb questions U.S. government ownership of public companies
Larry Tabb, a respected figure in the finance industry, questions the implications of the U.S. government owning stakes in public companies. Tabb highlights how such ownership could crowd out ...