Author: Ciaran Lyons, CoinTelegraph; Translated by: Wuzhu, Golden Finance
Former US President Donald Trump said that the United States must be at the top of the cryptocurrency industry.
On May 25, Trump announced on Truth Social, a social media platform owned by Trump Media and Technology Group (TMTG): "Our country must take the lead in this field, and there will be no second place."
"I am very positive and open to cryptocurrency companies and all things related to this emerging industry," he claimed, then taking aim at the current President Joe Biden, against whom he will compete in the 2024 presidential election, with the US election day scheduled for November 4.
"On the other hand, Crooked Joe Biden, the worst president in the history of our country, wishes it a slow and painful death. That will never happen to me!"
He made the remarks before delivering a speech at the Libertarian Party National Convention in Washington on the same day.
Trump's recent positive attitude towards cryptocurrencies has raised expectations in the cryptocurrency industry for his potential victory.
According to data from New York-based cryptocurrency prediction platform Polymarket, Trump has a 56% chance of winning the election, while incumbent President Joe Biden has a 38% chance.
According to Polymarket data, Donald Trump has a 56% chance of winning the US election. Source: Polymarket
Just after Trump announced that his presidential campaign would accept cryptocurrency donations. On May 21, the Trump 2024 campaign team said it had launched a fundraising page for eligible people to make cryptocurrency donations using the Coinbase Commerce product.
The website includes logos for Bitcoin, WTH, DOGE, SHIB, XRP, USDC, SOL, and 0x (ZRX).
In addition to Trump’s positive statements about cryptocurrencies, he has reportedly met with cryptocurrency enthusiasts.
Recently, it was reported that those who purchase Trump’s “Mugshot” non-fungible token (NFT) will have the opportunity to have dinner with Trump at his Mar-a-Lago estate on May 8.
The dinner was part of an agreement to purchase a digital trading card that includes a mug shot taken when he turned himself in at the Fulton County Jail in Georgia.
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