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What to Know About Trump's Embrace of Crypto
Episode 1286

What to Know About Trump's Embrace of Crypto

David Yaffe-Bellany, technology reporter for The New York Times, shares his reporting on the ways the Trump family has financially benefitted from embracing cryptocurrency.

The Brian Lehrer Show

May 9, 202531m 59s

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Show Notes

In president Trump's first administration, he stated that Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are "not money". Now, he heads his own crypto company. David Yaffe-Bellany, technology reporter for The New York Times, covering the crypto industry, shares his reporting on the ways the Trump family has financially benefitted from embracing the industry in these first few months of his second presidency.

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cryptocurrencynational_newspoliticstechnologylocal_wnycgovernmenttrump_administrationnational_politics