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Trump became country's 'first crypto president' during first year in office, former CFTC regulator says
Former President Donald Trump may have successfully wooed pro-crypto voters last week with promises to embrace the burgeoning digital asset market if elected president once again, but his street cred in the crypto industry dates back as far as 2017, one former regulator says. In remarks made at a crypto policy summit held in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Chris Giancarlo, former chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), said Trump already holds the title of "America’s first crypto president," and has done so since his first year in office when his administration greenlit the launch of bitcoin ... (full story)