It was because of his expertise in just the evolution of the financial system, generally. For example, Mark and I had a recent discussion about the interplay between stablecoins and the interest rate paid on treasury bonds. It's like a kind of arcane but, maybe in certain ways, an important kind of macroeconomic issue. I find Mark to be a really insightful thinker on those kinds of central bank macroeconomic topics. We don't engage and haven't engaged on the more purely political matters.
On December 12th, 2024. See this statement in context.