Chiefs from Coinbase, Ripple and Robinhood to strategize with president on how to make US ‘crypto capital of world’Cryptocurrency industry elite are set to meet with Donald Trump at the White House on Friday to discuss how the government will enact Trump’s vision of making the country the “crypto capital of the world”. The day before, the president signed an executive order creating a strategic reserve of cryptocurrency for the United States.Trump will host players including Michael Saylor, co-founder and the executive chair of MicroStrategy, and Zach Witkoff, one of the founders of the president’s own crypto business, World Liberty Financial, according to the executives’ social media posts. Continue reading...
Donald Trump met with crypto industry leaders, including representatives from Coinbase, Ripple, and Robinhood, to discuss making the U.S. the "crypto capital of the world." Trump signed an executive order creating a strategic cryptocurrency reserve, likened to a "digital Fort Knox," to be capitalized with forfeited Bitcoin and potentially four other cryptocurrencies. The meeting focused on building this reserve and developing budget-neutral strategies for acquiring more Bitcoin.
