Elliott Management said a crypto collapse could "wreak havoc in ways we cannot yet anticipate."The White House's boosting of crypto is fueling speculation, it said in a letter.The letter questioned why the administration would embrace alternative reserve assets that threaten the dollar's role.

One of the most powerful hedge funds on Wall Street has reportedly criticized the Trump administration for helping drive a frenzy around cryptocurrencies that could ultimately harm investors.

Hedge fund Elliott Management recently sent a letter to investors warning them away from crypto. It urged clients to remember that crypto is a speculative market, suggested that the White House has caused a massive bubble to form, and predicted that a huge crash is coming.

The Trump administration’s embrace of cryptocurrencies is helping fuel a speculative mania that could cause “havoc” when prices collapse, the hedge fund Elliott Management has warned. The $70bn-in-assets firm took aim at the US government’s apparent enthusiasm for assets that have soared in price but have “no substance”,