Donald Trump STABS Crypto In The Back ALREADY!
Altcoin Daily
Summary of Trump's Inauguration and Crypto Developments
Trump's Inauguration Speech
- No mention of cryptocurrency or freeing Ross Ulbricht
- Focus on making America safe, energy dominant, and affordable
- Mention of space exploration and renaming the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America
Crypto Developments
- Trump's administration buys $47 million in Bitcoin and over $100 million in Ethereum
- The purchases were made through World Liberty Financial, Trump's DeFi crypto company
- Trump's team is staking $15 million plus of Ethereum
- Launch of new Trump-themed meme coins on the Solana network, with a market cap of $10 billion
Regulatory Updates
- Gary Gensler resigns as SEC chair, replaced by Paul Atkins, who is more pro-crypto
- Donald Trump's pick for U.S. Treasury Secretary owns Bitcoin and is excited about the president's embrace of crypto
Market and Community Reaction
- Bitcoin price remains in consolidation
- The Bitcoin community feels burned by Trump's lack of mention of crypto in his inauguration speech
- Senator Cynthia Loomis continues to work towards a strategic Bitcoin reserve, undeterred by the lack of mention in Trump's speech