I found the news of the crypto video purge very interesting. (and the news finally made it onto a major outlet - BBC)
The thing is, I can see both sides of the issue... Cryptocurrency news definitely walks the line of selling unregulated (or illegal in some places) goods and can also be construed as unlicensed financial advice...
But to randomly start yanking things during the holiday season, without any explanation... Well that's just wrong.
I will definitely be following what happens!
You nailed it. Cryptocurrencies are presenting a huge problem because some of them are securities. Some act more like commodities. And some are just novelties. The challenge for regulators, and private entities like YouTube, is figuring out which fall into each category. Since that hasn't been determined yet, I think they should lay off until the rules have been established. To do this act Christmastime when people are looking the other way, as you say, isn't cool.