Cryptocurrencies
Trump Circle Makes Another Move in Its Ardent Embrace of Crypto
- Trumps are releasing NFTs, own Ether and plan other ventures
- Bannon, Kushner, associates have long histories with crypto
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With Donald Trump now championing a decentralized finance platform while pledging to make America the “crypto capital” of the world, all eyes are focused on the growing digital-asset efforts of the former president’s family and associates.
In recent weeks, the Republican presidential nominee and two of his sons have been promoting World Liberty Financial, a DeFi project that aims to eliminate intermediaries such as banks through the use of software-driven applications. Trump just put our his fourth collection of nonfungible tokens, which represent unique ownership of assets like images depicting him riding a motorcycle or as a boxer. Melania Trump’s upcoming memoir can be purchased with a digital collectible, according to her website.