The Regulatory Capture: How Crypto Is Being Pulled Into U.S. Financial Control

The CFTC has approved spot crypto trading on regulated U.S. futures exchanges, ending the offshore era and bringing digital assets fully under American financial oversight.
This episode explains how this shift affects market structure, user autonomy, institutional adoption, and the Sovereign Stack.

Highlights include:
• Why this is integration, not innovation.
• How regulated infrastructure centralizes identity and transaction flow.
• The difference between sovereignty and convenience in financial systems.
• The future of self custody in a market dominated by compliant exchanges.
• Why institutional capital shapes regulatory destiny.

Crypto now stands at a crossroads. It can remain a sovereign alternative or become a regulated commodity within traditional finance.