Crypto & Bitcoin
2019
2019-07-11 Trump posted “I am not a fan of Bitcoin and other Cryptocurrencies, which are not money, and whose value is highly volatile and based on thin air. Unregulated Crypto Assets can facilitate unlawful behavior, including drug trade and other illegal activity”. Then he launched his own crypto.
https://x.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1149472282584072192?lang=en
2024
2024-06-11 Trump posted on social media that bitcoin mining was the last line of defense against a CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currency).
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/112601639679885930
2025 January
2025-01-17 TrumpCoin was launched 3 days before inauguration.
https://komodoplatform.com/en/academy/trump-coin-price/
2025 October
2025-10-23 Allegedly Melania Trump meme coin architects knew the token value would plunge before they sold it.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/23/melania-trump-cryptocurrency-lawsuit
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c98y47vrv2jo
https://www.bitstamp.net/learn/crypto-trading/what-are-pump-and-dump-schemes/
2025-10-23 Trump pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, who had been convicted of money laundering. Later that month, Trump told 60 Minutes he did not know Zhao even though Binance facilitated a $2 billion purchase of a World Liberty Financial stablecoin founded by Trump’s family.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-binance-cryptocurrency-tycoon-he-pardoned-dont-know-who-he-is/
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/crypto/binance-pardon-trump-changpeng-zhao-crypto-rcna239371
https://x.com/cz_binance/status/1981404850832494666
2026 February
2026-02-01 Trump family’s World Liberty Financial sold a 49% stake in its cryptocurrency business to members of the Emirati royal family.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/02/trump-uae-crypto-deal
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/02/01/trump-uae-crypto-world-liberty-financial/
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/01/spy-sheikh-stake-trump-crypto.html