Thanks to FTX, regulating crypto should be easy

Strict regulations: FTX Arena in Miami. Clear rules will provide authorities with the framework to crack down on non-compliant actors – a category into which FTX, for example, would have fallen. — AP

AS the demise of the FTX crypto empire unfolds – on Twitter, in bankruptcy proceedings, in congressional hearings and potentially in criminal court – lawmakers and regulators are grappling with a question: What, if anything, should they do to civilise a market so rife with abuse?

A few simple fixes should suffice.