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Trump claims to be crypto's founding father. Here's why

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President Donald Trump said in a White House press conference that he was a founding father of cryptocurrency.

The pivot from cryptoâs highest-profile skeptic to its self-proclaimed architect is stark.

In 2021 , Trump called Bitcoin a “scam” that was “based on thin air” and “a very powerful industry” The U-turn is whiplash-inducing.

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informal

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English

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50

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