Trump Meets Bitcoin Miners in His Latest Pro-Crypto Overture
- Executives from CleanSpark and Riot paid a visit to Mar-a-Lago
- The former president has homed in on crypto in recent weeks
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Several Bitcoin miners met with former president Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday night, according to Matthew Schultz, executive chairman at crypto mining company CleanSpark Inc.
Trump told attendees that he loves and understands cryptocurrency, adding that Bitcoin miners help to stabilize energy supply from the grid, according to Schultz. Trump said he’d be an advocate for miners in the White House, Schultz added.