This column has discussed the current US administration’s infatuation with cryptocurrency at various points over the last nine months, noting how every pronouncement from the government and regulators has included gushing praise for Trump’s efforts to make the country the most crypto-friendly jurisdiction on the planet. One of the regular lines is that the US has become the safest and easiest place in the world to trade digital assets. But recent events at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission should not fill investors with confidence. The head of the CFTC has confirmed that the regulator is finalising approval ... (full story)