What Trump’s crypto embrace means for the U.S.

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Talk Show, Daily News, News, Npr, On Point, Daily

4.2 • 3.5K Ratings

🗓️ 13 December 2024

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Trump has said America should have its own Bitcoin stockpile and even created his own cryptocurrency company. Crypto fans are cheering the incoming administration, but others worry this could be a dangerous scam.

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0:43.3	Cryptocurrency fans have had a lot to celebrate lately.
0:47.4	$100,000.
0:51.1	Bitcoin.
0:56.0	Remember y'all laughed at me when I first got my Bitcoin?
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