US EditionTrump's Involvement with Cryptocurrency Adds Complexity to Las Vegas Event Linking MAGA and Bitcoin
- The Bitcoin 2025 conference took place in Las Vegas in late May 2025 with over 35,000 attendees, including Donald Trump's family and Vice President J.D. Vance.
- The event reflected growing ties between the Trump family and cryptocurrency amidst mixed success of Trump's stablecoin USD1 and heightened political scrutiny.
- USD1, backed by the U.S. Dollar and launched by World Liberty Financial, shows limited adoption with most liquidity concentrated in a few wallets and sluggish market activity.
- Donald Trump Jr. Called USD1 a strategic asset and predicted crypto's future as central to banking, while critics noted the stablecoin's niche market success and wealth concentration concerns.
- The conference underscored cryptocurrency's political influence and cultural shift, combining MAGA themes with crypto advocacy, but raised questions about wealth disparity and regulatory challenges.
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Last year, Donald Trump took the stage of the Las Vegas Bitcoin Conference to worship at the altar of cryptocurrency. He said he would fire Gary Gensler, the former chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission who led a yearslong crackdown on crypto fraud. The audience roared. He ended on a rousing note: “We will make America and Bitcoin bigger, better, stronger, richer, freer, and greater than ever before.” Some crypto activists were pertur…
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