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  "title": "BlackRock ran the Fed's crisis machinery, no-bid, while owning the markets it stabilized",
  "summary": "BlackRock managed the Fed's 2008 Maiden Lane vehicles and its 2020 $750B corporate-bond facilities under no-bid contracts that permitted it to buy its own ETFs - while being the largest shareholder in the markets it was hired to stabilize.",
  "methodology": "This finding was identified through systematic investigation of 2 entities. Evidence was classified as \"significant\" severity based on source verification tier (not categorised). The finding was reviewed under editorial status \"published\".",
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    "title": "BlackRock ran the Fed's crisis machinery, no-bid, while owning the markets it stabilized",
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    "description": "BlackRock managed the Fed's 2008 Maiden Lane vehicles and its 2020 $750B corporate-bond facilities under no-bid contracts that permitted it to buy its own ETFs - while being the largest shareholder in the markets it was hired to stabilize.",
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    "createdAt": "2026-06-01T09:17:29.158Z"
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    "Cross-reference involved entities (BlackRock, Maiden Lane LLC) in the entities table.",
    "Verify the SHA-256 content hash by re-generating the JSON bundle and hashing it."
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