Trump becomes first US sitting president to speak at a crypto conference

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Source: Cointelegraph/Turner WrightRelated: Bitcoin price tags 2-week highs as markets bet big on Trump crypto newsThe crypto community has mixed reactions to the White House Crypto SummitPresident Trump hosted the first White House Crypto Summit, bringing together industry executives to discuss the future of crypto regulatory policy on March 7.

Institutional investors and executives tended to characterize the historical nature of the event as a net positive for the industry, while retail investors and the Bitcoin community tended to view the event as underwhelming.“The White House crypto summit is a gathering of rent-seeking lobbyists pushing state-approved surveillance tokens,” Bitcoin (BTC) maximalist Justin Bechler wrote in an X post.

The President has signed several pro-crypto executive orders, including the Jan.23 order commissioning the Working Group on Digital Assets, and an executive order establishing a Bitcoin strategic reserve, alongside a separate crypto stockpile.

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Author / Journalist: Cointelegraph by Vince Quill

Category: Crypto

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Published On: 2025-03-20 @ 15:20:23 (21 hours ago)

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