Why the cryptocurrency industry is celebrating Donald Trump’s return to the White House

Why the cryptocurrency industry is celebrating Donald Trump’s return to the White House
Why the cryptocurrency industry is celebrating Donald Trump’s return to the White House

Published on November 6, 2024 at 8:56 p.m. / Modified on November 7, 2024 at 06:55.

  • Donald Trump made an about-face during his campaign to side with the cryptocurrency industry.

  • His victory should have a first concrete effect: a change at the head of the SEC, the American financial policeman, known to be hostile to the sector.

  • The president-elect’s entourage is itself involved in cryptocurrencies, a strong signal for the market.

This is a first in the history of cryptocurrencies: the next president of the United States is openly favorable to the sector. Donald Trump actually changed his position during his electoral campaign. While he called Bitcoin a “scam” in 2021, the Republican became a fervent defender of this digital asset, to the point of appearing during the Bitcoin 2024 conference in July.

Read also: “The organization was good and everything happened calmly,” reports Jean-Luc Addor, observer of the American elections

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