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Trump, Cryptocurrency, and the Real Winners and Losers

Trump, Cryptocurrency, and the Real Winners and Losers

Update: 2025-05-081
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In the days before his inauguration, President Trump announced his own cryptocurrency, TRUMP coin, a move that could stand to make the Trump family significantly wealthier. And now, Trump has offered investors something else– access to him, when he recently announced he’ll hold a private dinner with the largest investors in TRUMP coin. In this week’s episode, we talk about Trump's venture into cryptocurrency and the giant web of ethical concerns it presents.

You can follow our hosts on Bluesky—Michael Calore is @snackfight, Lauren Goode is @laurengoode, and Katie Drummond is @katie-drummond.



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Trump, Cryptocurrency, and the Real Winners and Losers

Trump, Cryptocurrency, and the Real Winners and Losers

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