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A New York Times investigation alleges that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission systematically removed or sidelined staff members who raised concerns about crypto firms with ties to the Trump administration. The report points to a pattern of internal suppression at one of the two primary federal regulators overseeing US derivatives and crypto markets.
The allegations carry significant weight for the industry: the CFTC has been widely expected to take a more crypto-friendly posture under the current administration, but a purge of skeptical enforcement staff would suggest that posture is being enforced from within the institution itself — not simply a policy shift at the top.
For market participants, the concern is structural.
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