In early December, my colleague, Chloe Cornish, decided to travel to Abu Dhabi to report on a

crypto conference. So the conference was held in the Abu Dhabi exhibition center, but it was in the

more glamorous part of the exhibition center. I would say it's the part that is next to the sea is a little

harbour where there's yachts pulled up alongside it.

As Chloe walks up to the entrance, she takes in the spectacle.

There's like a DJ outside and food trucks and things like that.

It doesn't have the kind of same starchy. People in suits

and smart shoes feel that you get at maybe Abu Dhabi Finance Week, for example. There are a

couple of people wearing kooky outfits. I saw one guy wearing a suit that was completely

covered in Bitcoin symbols. Chloe's been to several crypto conferences around the world.

But this one is of particular interest because it's taking place just weeks after Donald

Trump wins the presidential election in the United States.

And inside the exhibition center, Trump's son Eric is scheduled to give a speech about

crypto that afternoon.

We were interested in understanding how much energy the crypto community had imbibed, if you like,

from the election of President Trump, who has been elected almost on

like a crypto ticket. President Elect Trump has said he's going to be very friendly towards

cryptocurrency. So I was hoping to talk to people about how they feel about Trump becoming

president. Chloe wanders around outside the entrance.

It's loud, and electronic music is thumping.

And there, she meets a 26-year-old guy named D.D. Steiner.

He's from Austria, and he catches her attention because he's sporting some unique

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