Newsletter: As the US government lays a very favorable groundwork for the crypto industry, Trump positions himself for maximum personal profits. Meanwhile crypto companies write their own rules, and an adviser mulls swapping US gold reserves for bitcoin.
Cryptocurrency fraudsters have been buying Republicans for a while. They bought government subsidies and lenient regulation.
https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-enormous-heist-hayes-on-the-audacious-scheme-to-reward-big-donors-226432069961
https://puck.news/sbfs-mitch-mcconnell-money-tickle/
https://www.csis.org/analysis/bybit-heist-and-future-us-crypto-regulation
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2kgndwwd7lo
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-25/ftx-mcconnell-bankman-fried-super-pac-donation
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/02/the-rise-and-fall-of-bitcoin-billionaire-arthur-hayes