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Trump Already Preparing to Load Up Government with Pro-Crypto Officials


Time to get your grifts ready.

The Washington Post published a story today reporting that Trump aides are considering a mix of current regulators, former federal officials, and executives from the financial industry who have ties to crypto for top leadership roles. Blowups like FTX, which was considered one the biggest financial frauds in modern history and took down a web of other companies in the industry, have put pressure on regulators to take a tougher stance on crypto. Changpeng Zhao, the former CEO of Binance, just spent four months in prison for turning a blind eye to money laundering activities on his exchange and allowing people to trade who shouldn’t have been able to.

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