Mr. Trump declared himself “Cryptocurrency President”
Donald Trump successfully called for $12 million at a fundraiser in San Francisco, even though he had just been convicted of a crime in the US.
The Republican candidate raised $12 million at a fundraiser in San Francisco on June 7. Social Capital CEO Chamath Palihapitiya co-hosted the event.
This is HUGE for San Francisco!!!!
Look at all of those Trump Supporters 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/qLbWPqudGy— TONY™ (@TONYxTWO) June 8, 2024
According to Reuters, famous cryptocurrency leaders such as founding brothers Gemini Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss were also present in support of Trump.
Trevor Traina, Sales Director of Tools for Humanity and former Trump ambassador to Austria, revealed Trump said "he will be the crypto president" at the fundraiser.
Jacob Helberg, Palantir Technologies consultant, added:
“Mr Trump insists the Biden-Gensler crusade against cryptocurrencies will end once the second Trump administration begins.”
Republican National Party Committeeman Harmeet Dhillon said that Mr. Trump has not yet provided any details about his crypto policy, but cryptocurrency advocates are still looking to him in the upcoming election. .
Intercom CEO Eoghan McCabe shared in an article on X:
"I talked to about six people there. None of them identified themselves as Republicans, even though they all voted or donated to the Democratic Party in the past. But now they have switched to supporting the Democratic Party." support Trump for his policies on war, immigration, cryptocurrency and many other issues."
In a statement late last month, Mr. Trump attacked his opponent Biden and pledged to protect crypto from the current "persecution" situation. Recently he also accepted crypto donations for his campaign, including Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), Dogecoin (DOGE) and Shiba Inu (SHIB).
Mr. Trump's cryptocurrency wallet currently owns more than 30 million USD, tripling again thanks to holding memecoin.
At the Libertarian Party National Convention on May 27, Trump announced that if elected, he would release Silk Road black market founder Ross Ulbricht, as well as eliminate bank digital currencies. Central (CBDC) in the US.
Major Republican donors expressed support for Donald Trump, pledging to donate millions of dollars to support him after he was convicted of a criminal offense by a jury.
On the other side of the battle line, President Joe Biden's re-election campaign is also approaching the crypto industry, including figures who have refused to discuss it. However, the Biden campaign's latest proposals have been viewed by many as "too little, too late". Even the decision to approve the Ethereum Spot ETF is considered a political game!