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Trump’s Embrace of Crypto Business Raises Ethics Alarms

2025/2/3
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Mina Kim: 作为主持人,我强调了特朗普总统对加密货币态度的转变,以及这种转变所引发的伦理和国家安全方面的担忧。我指出,特朗普过去曾对比特币持怀疑态度,甚至称其为“骗局”,但现在却积极拥抱加密货币,并承诺使美国成为“加密货币之都”。这种转变引发了人们对他是否利用职权为个人谋取利益的质疑,以及他对加密货币行业的支持是否会损害国家安全。 Zeke Faux: 作为调查记者,我认为特朗普对加密货币态度的转变是游说的结果。我指出,比特币杂志的CEO David Bailey通过向特朗普竞选团队捐款,成功地影响了特朗普的立场。我还强调,特朗普通过发行虚拟货币赚取了大量资金,而非直接投资加密货币。我认为,特朗普的加密货币项目可能被用于贿赂或影响其政策决策。 Andrew Chow: 作为时代周刊的记者,我认为加密货币行业在拜登政府的监管下受挫,转而支持特朗普。我指出,加密货币行业将Gary Gensler视为“头号公敌”,并试图通过特朗普改变监管环境。我还强调,特朗普的加密货币投资引发了严重的利益冲突担忧,因为他既是监管者,又是投资者。我认为,特朗普的加密货币项目可能被用于贿赂或影响其政策决策。

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Donald Trump's stance on cryptocurrency has dramatically shifted from skepticism to fervent embrace. This chapter explores the factors behind this transformation, including significant campaign donations from the crypto industry and Trump's own investments in the technology. It highlights the influence of key figures like David Bailey and the strategic efforts to gain Trump's support.
  • Trump's initial skepticism towards cryptocurrency
  • His shift to self-proclaimed 'first crypto president'
  • The role of significant campaign donations from the crypto industry
  • Influence of key figures like David Bailey
  • Strategic efforts to gain Trump's support

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Donald Trump was once a cryptocurrency skeptic, saying as recently as 2021 that bitcoin “seems like a scam.” Today, some critics are saying the same thing about the president’s now fervent embrace of crypto, both in his business investments and policy decisions. During the campaign, Trump promised to make the United States the “crypto capital of the planet,” while taking tens of millions in donations from the industry. After the election, he and Melania Trump both touted the release of a crypto meme coin featuring their images. And last week, after making appointments and issuing executive orders aimed at boosting the industry, the president’s social media startup Truth Social announced plans to expand into crypto. Now some legal experts, and even industry leaders, are voicing serious ethics concerns. We’ll look at what Trump’s pro-crypto stance might mean for the future of digital assets, the economy, and national security.

Guests:

**Andrew R. Chow, **correspondent, Time; author, "Cryptomania: Hype, Hope, and the Fall of FTX's Billion-Dollar Fintech Empire"

**Zeke Faux, **investigative reporter, Bloomberg; author "Number Go Up: Inside Crypto’s Wild Rise and Staggering Fall"