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The First Bitcoin President? Tracing Trump’s Crypto Connections
Crypto execs funneled millions in donations to swing this election, and now their man is in charge. Here’s how Donald Trump’s “crypto cabinet” could shape the next four years.
In 2024 the cryptocurrency industry spent millions backing friendly congressional candidates, many of whom were Republicans, and many crypto execs endorsed Trump. Here, we’ve mapped the most crypto-crazed members of the president’s inner circle and the biggest donors to three pro-crypto super PACs: Fairshake, Defend American Jobs, and Protect Progress. Before turning his hand to journalism, he studied English literature at University College London.
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