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He’s launching a major, new multibillion-dollar venture in the burgeoning crypto industry, where he has the most profound conflict of interest between [what] he’s seeking to gain and his duties to regulate that industry,
This is a horrible look for the industry already trying to make the case that we’re not a bunch of hucksters, scammers and fraudsters,
the unnamed lobbyist said They’re plumbing new depths of idiocy with the meme coin launch,
It’s absolutely preposterous that he would do this.”
Nic Carter, a general partner at a crypto investment firm and Trump supporter, told Politico Engaging with meme coins carries risk and is something you should only attempt armed with research and experience,
Coinbase states on its website Trump has made a mockery of Bitcoin" following his TRUMP memecoin's launch, seemingly referring to how Trump "pumped" BTC during the Bitcoin conference in Nashville last year, only to end up launching his own coin
Investment manager Michael A. Gayed said It's time to celebrate everything we stand for: WINNING!"
Trump wrote on his X account to announce the meme token's launch Reminder: $MELANIA and $TRUMP are both going to $0 against #Bitcoin,
I am extremely proud of what we continue to accomplish in crypto. $Trump is currently the hottest digital meme on earth and I truly believe @WorldLibertyFi will revolutionize DeFi/Cefi and will be the future of finance,
What do all the Bitcoiners who backed Trump think of this? Be honest. If your goal is to unite the country around Bitcoin this is the exact opposite of what you should want,
OFFICIAL TRUMP ($TRUMP) is now available to trade on Robinhood,
the exchange wrote in a post on X (Formerly Twitter). While it's tempting to dismiss this as just another Trump spectacle, the launch of the official Trump token opens up a Pandora's box of ethical and regulatory questions,
said Justin D'Anethan, an independent crypto analyst based in Hong Kong The reign of terror against crypto is over, and the beginning of innovation in America for crypto has just begun,
Sacks said, speaking on Friday at the so-called crypto ball event, intended to drive support for Trump among the crypto community and demonstrate its value to the incoming administration Trump Memes are intended to function as an expression of support for, and engagement with, the ideals and beliefs embodied by the symbol $TRUMP and the associated artwork, and are not intended to be, or to be the subject of, an investment opportunity, investment contract, or security of any type,
small print on the project’s website states This Trump Meme celebrates a leader who doesn't back down, no matter the odds,
says the coin's official site, which makes reference to the assassination attempt against the Republican in July 2024. Should public figures, especially those with such political clout, wield this kind of sway in speculative markets? That's a question regulators are unlikely to ignore,
Strong political and government endorsements of crypto, paradoxically, pose a threat to its decentralisation ethos and could ultimately undermine the appeal of crypto assets,
wrote Larisa Yarovaya, an associate professor of finance and director of the Centre for Digital Finance at Southampton Business School, for the Guardian earlier this month The clear difference with crypto is how quickly you can have a windfall,
said Kedric Payne, general counsel at the Campaign Legal Centre Any effort the Trump Organisation was making to demonstrate they were concerned about potential conflicts, specifically where it comes to foreign governments — this seems to entirely undermine,
Don’t delude yourself. It’s Idi Amin level corruption,
he wrote, referring to the former Ugandan dictator
