This chapter explores President Trump's apparent support for cryptocurrency, his meme coin, and the impact of his executive order on crypto regulation. It discusses the potential changes in leadership at agencies like the SEC and the implications for companies like Coinbase and Ripple.
Trump's executive order directs the government to abandon work on a US digital currency and makes it easier for crypto companies to get bank accounts.
The order establishes a working group to examine regulatory and legislative proposals for stablecoins and market structure.
The potential change in SEC leadership could lead to a less stringent approach to crypto regulation, potentially allowing for a more lenient approach to listing coins on exchanges.
Cryptocurrency was strictly regulated during the Biden administration, but President Trump may be looking to change) all that. On this encore presentation of our series exploring what Trump’s second term means for tech, WSJ Heard on the Street writer and WSJ’s Take On the Week co-host Telis Demos joins host Belle Lin to discuss the future of crypto, and what Trump’s meme coin) has to do with all of it.