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Trump’s VP pick is the first ever ‘bitcoiner’ on a presidential ticket
"JD Vance owns a substantial amount of bitcoin and has pushed crypto-friendly legislation"
source: https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/trump-bitcoin-vance-pro-crypto-b2580495.html
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                           source: https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/donald-trump-j-d-vance-create-pro-crypto-presidential-ticket

Forbes did put out their article when Trump really didn't understand it's real case uses in the new emerging climate of America has been over the last four years under Biden:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/dereksaul/2024/07/16/are-trump-and-vance-good-for-bitcoin-heres-why-the-market-thinks-so-even-though-trumps-called-it-a-scam

I do think Trump will stick to what he will say about cryptocurrency at he upcoming Bitcoin Conference 2024 happening in Nashville on the 25th to the 27th of this month since he did this while in office before the current administration who have been hammering down on it with constant heavy-handed regulation time after time after time:
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/trump-became-countrys-first-crypto-president-during-first-year-in-office-former-cftc-regulator-says

Wow, I had read about the new VP but did not know this aspect. It seems then that Trump's pro-Bitcoin turn is in earnest. In general I don't trust politicians, and if it's on the campaign trail even less but Trump would be neither the first nor will he be the last to change his stance on Bitcoin (remember Saylor, for example). He also received $2 from the Winklevoss twins. But if the VP has personally Bitcoin it seems clear that if he wins with his policies he is going to be favorable to Bitcoin and all that surrounds it. There are also several big name Republicans involved in Bitcoin and the Mining Industry, like Ted Cruz for example.

The news is in 2022 but it is not important when it was made publicly. I read some information on Vance yesterday after he was chosen and appointed as a partner of Trump in the President Election campaign. What I really noticed is Vance is a very young man, he was born in 1984.

With demographics of Bitcoiners, majority belongs to the young, middle aged people. Vance is not surprising Bitcoiner if we take into account his age.

About 20% of Bitcoiners have age in 35 to 44 https://coin.dance/stats#demographics

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/04/10/majority-of-americans-arent-confident-in-the-safety-and-reliability-of-cryptocurrency/

Thank you, OP for pointing out this fact about the vice president nominee JD Vance. With this choice, Donald Trump has further shown his seriousness about promoting crypto-friendly policies if elected president. Politicians cannot be trusted but at least this is a candidate who has firmly opposed anti-crypto laws in the Senate and has openly criticized SEC's policy mandating banks to report crypto as liabilities on their financial books. He is young and owns Bitcoin, I am beginning to see Trump's sincerity regarding his pro-crypto stance. It is also possible that this move is to gain financial support and attract young voters, only time will tell.

He is also too young and without experience while also being very radical and a warmonger who has no understanding of wars and even though he is not even in office he is doing a lot of chest pounding so to speak, a lot more than the previous warmongers in Trump cabinet like Bolton did.

In any case it is always funny to watch "kids" who think reality is like a Hollywood/Marvel movie be given high roles in a government :D

Alright, while I initially thought that pretending to be pro-Bitcoin was a temporary political stunt by Trump, I now agree that it's a politically motivated shift but one he might actually stick to after getting elected (if he gets elected). If it's both him and VP, the USA might change its policies and become more crypto-friendly. However, I still hope that when people eligible to vote in these elections choose who to vote for, their main priority won't be crypto stance. Presidency comes with a lot more than that, and even if someone is very pro-Bitcoin, it is still important to ensure that one's views generally align with the Republicans and with Trump's vision specifically.

Nothing Trump would say or do that will surprise me, he knows the weakness to tap from, or should I say, what the Biden government is doing that is not acceptable to some sectional people, he is now using it to campaign against them. And surely, the idea is brilliant, but Trump will always be Trump, he is deceptive and self-serving and I only hope he will be able to do anything positive in the crypto world during his tenure as his lousiness may only be noise.

Because from the beginning to the end of his administration (if he wins again), he can't have all his ways even if he wishes to, he is not going to manipulate all the people working with him, including the SEC, many US people have their own beliefs and integrity, otherwise, they resign. Not to mention many other manifestos that must pass Congress. He is not the sole decide in everything.

Trump would have difficulty passing pro-crypto laws through Congress. I think Democrats have a majority in at least one part of it.

We will never no, once the election is over, maybe they will have the majority of the Congress.

But we will see, Trump is now being called the crypto-President, so if ever he will win, we might see Bitcoin goes up, in short to long term.

Another good question though: What will voters value though? their political beliefs or Bitcoin?  ;D

So this is not better? The longer they have held bitcoin the better!
If they held since 2009 from the very start then that would mean they have the insight to see what the future of wealth was and believed in it longer.
So the news being from 2022 (publically regardless since everything can be seen and backtracked on the bitcoin blockchain) is making him a better choice than somebody who just jumped on the bandwagon to the rest of the holders who saw it's current influence on the masses since reaching it's all time high earlier this year.

Can't wait to see the bitcoiner maga cult's opinion when they see the news that criminal Trump wants one of the biggest public haters of Bitcoin, Jamie Dimon, as his Treasury Secretary lol.

Anyone voting for Trump, who has committed numerous treasonous acts against America as well as all sorts of other crimes and corruption, just because he's going after the most gullible people with his "pro-crypto" talk, well if he wins you deserve to get one of the biggest anti-bitcoin people as treasury secretary cuz that's the kind of stupid you get when you support Trump.

You do realize the Vice President becomes the leader of the free world once the current president is deceased?
If you don't look ahead towards your own future then I don't know what to tell you.
This is a pro-BTCitcoin thread and not an all hail trump thread so get your priorities straight before your next response.

JD Vance is a holder of a substantial amount of bitcoin. Will get those numbers the next time I post on this thread.

But here is a post I had done on another thread from one these maga cult forum members you are referring too:

Dude! All that hate gonna burn you up!!

Let dem dems drown in their hate. Can't wait till November to see them crying like little girlies once again.

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There are some very disturbed people out there! Threatening assassination, inciting violence, just plain crazy people! They forget the Internet is forever!

lol.

For them people ilke Elon Musk are the main trouble.
Crypto should be adopted and if the current president (& SEC) feel like doing the opposite then let the people vote and kick them out, once and for all.

Free economy is capitalism at its finest.

I'm still concerned though that the pro-crypto policies are going to be limited to exchanges and big business, while we, the plebs, will not get anything out of this except for "number go up".

Sure, everyone likes to be richer, me too in fact, but don't you guys feel concerned that Trump and Vance are going to forget about the ordinary HODLer in the process?

Someone like Elon would be better for crypto, for example, because he's at least willing to open things up for ordinary folks.

I have already written many times that it is somehow tragicomic that Bitcoin depends on one man and one country, and it should be decentralized. In the end, if the wishes of many come true, the US will have a monopoly on mining, trading with BTC through ETFs and CEXs, and will probably impose filtering of transactions on the good ones and the bad ones.

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Yesterday I actually heard that information on one of the US business TV programs and at first it seemed to me that I had heard wrongly, but then I remembered who was the Treasury Secretary in the last mandate - so I have no doubt that many important people in the Trump administration will be those who don't really like Bitcoin.

Trump is really gunning for the bitcoiner vote. He'll all-but-assuredly be re-elected by this point, and after he is, I predict he'll never say another word about Bitcoin. The Federal Reserve - the true Masters of the Universe - won't let the president say anything that could potentially undermine the dollar; i.e. vouching for any other kind of currency. Instead you'll see more tweets like this from Trump's handlers:

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He's just another politician doing politician things.

This man is all about money.
He lives, breathes and "your fired" when it comes to it.
Yes, I agree with your statement above. He is a real estate and oil kind of man.
Made of old money and that is what had made his empire. So why would give up on it for this new way economic freedom from all the old fiat vices that comes along with it?

That what comes when J.D Vance comes into the picture.
A Vice Presidential candidate who is all about technology and has worked for Peter Tiel who gave him his meager beginnings in Silicon Valley.
He holds more than $200,000usd in bitcoin at one time back in 2022. Which he probably has more in all his cryptocurrency holdings when it comes to Ethereum and NFTs.

Trump does want to start up another NFT which he plans to sell to his vast amount of supporters.
This will be his third NFT project.

Additionally, at least Trump is showing that he is serious about the crypto industry even if he faces opposition from Congress (if he is elected). That shows us that he wants to promote the development of cryptocurrency instead of suppressing it like the current government is doing. We really won't know what will happen in the future but what we need is a president who likes and supports cryptocurrency rather than a president who seeks to oppose it.

Answering your question: as a crypto investor, there is no reason for me to vote for the current government when they are so much against crypto rather than helping it develop.

Elizabeth Warren is watching this and shaking in her boots.
All these senators who have been having their way in congress will all be nullified once the new administration comes in.
Could be these current "Crypto Donators" to the Trump Campaign are hoping that he will remember who funded him before getting back into office come November so when it comes to appointing a new faction into CFTC/SEC and Treasury Secretary (Jamie Dimon will need to change his tune from Davos quick if he wants to stay in his job there) Chairs, will see bitcoin and all other cryptocurrenies in good light.

Maybe, but one never knows what's what when you're talking about politics with extremely incomplete information, e.g., what's being said and done behind the scenes.  On the other hand, this isn't bad news by any means when it comes to bitcoin and could be much worse.

My question is whether Trump has a chance in November; I expected him to be a two-term president, but got quite a shock when Biden won it.  And if Trump's got a shot at winning, that would depend on who he's running against--I don't follow politics, as it makes my blood boil, but is Biden still insisting on running for a second term?  If so, any sane person would vote against him (as opposed to voting for his opponent).  I've got very mixed feelings about this upcoming election, since I was very much anti-Trump when he ran the first time but came to see that his presidency wasn't nearly as bad as I'd figured it'd be.  My prediction was that there would be a nuclear holocaust, but that didn't come to pass.  Do I like him?  Nope.  But man oh man, I really think we need a Republican in the White House.  It'd be good for bitcoin, but more importantly I think it'd be far better for the economy and our national debt.

As November gets closer I'll likely start paying more attention to what's happening in the race.  Until then, for my own sanity I'm just tuning all of it out.

Oh wow, that could very well be an important information. This isn't really "politics", you could dislike Trump or Vance, personally I never liked Trump, and this is the first time I am hearing Vance, never heard of him before. However, this isn't politics, this isn't republican vs democrat, I am not even American so that doesn't mean anything to me, whoever wins it will not change much in my life.

However, what I am suggesting here is that we are all in crypto, meaning that while they may do wonders for USA or do terrible harm to USA, in either case they will be pro-crypto and they will try to do the best they can for crypto, which will impact my life. If they do something quite well, like approach this subject like an important part of their ticket/campaign, and actually give some decent promises, like miners not being taxed that much etc, then we can actually do well. USA is a big nation, with a huge economy, and we need them to be in the market working towards making this bigger.

Obviously it is not going to be easy, and it will take a while, but we could potentially see them do a great job. This needs to be done in a way where we could probably see them some regulations or law or something that helps crypto people.

The new pick is just 39 years old -> Feel like everyone under 40 has bitcoin now, and trades it too.

This could be what the 80M cryptocurrency users in the country think as well. Although they may not agree what Trump's decision or his policies, him supporting the crypto industry isn't as bad as the current administration that drives away blockchain innovation.

He is securing his win in the presidency while the democrats have no other candidate. There is no better time to replace Biden than now but they are firm. They are making it easy for Trump to win along with JD.  Trump working together with JD I think is already moving towards a Bitcoin country.  ;D

I guess Trump is really serious about crypto. He's going all in. With J.D. Vance on board, what could go wrong? I have a feeling 2025 will be very bullish for Bitcoin. There's a high chance Trump will win the White House again. Especially when most people are angry about rising inflation (economy), immigration, and unnecessary wars.

Elon Musk, a staunch crypto supporter (particularly a Dogecoin lover) will be donating millions of dollars to Trump's political campaign. A pro-crypto administration is what America needs to avoid being left behind in the dust. Especially with countries like Hong Kong, the UAE, and El Salvador embracing the revolution. America cannot miss this opportunity. Adopting the latest technologies is the best way to keep America at the forefront of innovation.

Unfortunately, the current administration's strong crypto regulations has done more harm than good to the industry. Trump and his team are willing to take a flexible approach to help spur the grow of the industry in America. Who knows if crypto companies that once left the US (eg: Bittrex, Binance) will make a comeback? I surely hope for the best. :)

Many followers of this thread from what I have seen posted about him not going to talk about bitcoin after the republican nomination forget he is to appear and scheduled to speak about his stance on bitcoin and what he plans to do once back in office:
Bitcoin Conference 2024 in Nashville July 25-27th
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https://bitcoin2024.b.tc/2024

Nothing will convince the liberal lunatics. They’re irrational, emotional and easily triggered.

I find it baffling that recently everything about Donald Trump has been related to BTC, even by bitcoiners themselves. I know Trump has tried to force the tag of the 'crypto guy' on the BTC community, but at this point, i believe that more people than i ever thought have fallen for it. The advantage in the polls is with Trump, and it is almost certain that he will win, but what advantage do some of you believe he will be to the BTC network, you believe the president of the U.S will overtly support BTC?

Trump is our guy. A true bitcoiner. He should win. Demrats are the enemy of freedom. The world had a taste of communism before, we didn’t like it. Trump is the only way forward.

From your lips to God’s ear!

Obviously Biden is too old to continue running the country, but it is difficult to understand why the Democratic Party continues to let him represent them to run for office, which is no different from giving victory to Trump. As far as I know, Biden is under a lot of pressure when many Democrats suggest he withdraw, but replacing the candidate at this time is quite late and has many disadvantages. Trump completely dominates many strategic countries and his approval ratings are very high.

I don't know if we will have a bitcoin nation, but it is almost certain that bitcoin will fly to the moon if Trump is elected and that is what every investor is waiting for  ;) ;) ;).

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https://nypost.com/2024/07/18/us-news/biden-now-being-receptive-about-possibility-of-giving-up-2024-re-election-campaign-new-report/

On PolyMarket, 91% support that Biden should withdraw from the election and I believe it is inevitable.
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source: polymarket.com

Thanks @legendbtc for that post.

It reminded me to query about by how much bitcoin's price had increased when Trump won the U.S Presidential election back in 2016?

Interesting chart on the comparisons to the current president in their election years when it comes to the economy:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/07/18/trump-biden-economy-charts-compare/

Vance is definitely a supporter of Bitcoin and it’s nice to see Trump pick a candidate with a wonderful track record as well as a little younger. We can only hope that they win it will certainly be a huge in for crypto as a result across the board imo

Don't know if anybody has seen the 3D/AI generated video which was created two days ago (sat on this before releasing it due to youtube algorithm deleting views for some reason) of the incident which had been discussed about for a week already and even having the victim of it speaking publically about it during the last day of the convention for the first time.
So it should be alright to show it now.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJId8hiZgGs

Bitcoin conference should have heavier security measures put in place so this never happens again.
Because the CIA secret service had a major fail befall them and are pointless if they can't do their job correctly even if it is a former president.
Since the speec at the RNC last night by Trump, bitcoin's price has risen overnight to $67,500.
You can not with a straight face say it was not this Trump Pump which caused it to rise by 6% within the past 24 hours since the convention's last speech by The Orange man! ;D

Trump has a strong lead against Biden. The failed assassination attempt just boosted President Trump's re-election bid. Biden's unwillingness to resign, alongside his cognitive decline, will make the Democratic Party lose the elections big time. I don't think Harris will be able to make any difference. It's over. People want change in America. Especially with inflation, immigration, and global conflicts spiraling out of control.

A strong US will put an end to this nightmare for good. Trump and his Republican Party are the only chance America has to rise from the ground up. Embracing Bitcoin at its fullest will be the first step towards being at the forefront of innovation. Especially when China (through Hong Kong) opened its arms to it. If the US rejects crypto (or regulates it heavily), it will be left behind in the dust. Other countries will "eat its cake". Besides crypto, America needs to cut massive spending and put a halt to the rising national debt. It's going to be tough, but not impossible. The future is unpredictable, so I can only hope for the best. :D

Seen this video around almost a week ago and it does seem that the Japanese are obsessed with Trump and his ideology more than their own people, if that is even possible. Just watch this short video to see what I mean.
It shows all the weird things you would expect from a Japanese theme park if you visited one of the many places in Japan.

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here is the link to the full video. But get ready for it to get a little weird:
https://x.com/atlantis__labs/status/1813011149077545220

People before are doubting on the intention of Trump for supporting bitcoin and many say that its just a political propaganda just to create a hype for his name.

Now that he select a VP which is bitcoiner then that tells everything that Trump is really serious on his bitcoin policy. Now with this tandem we can say that bitcoin would be good in USA. Also for sure those country who adopt bitcoin especially El Salvador will be happy with this development since provably they would earn huge benefits for US becoming a bitcoin or crypto friendly country. Imagine the exposure Bitcoins get for latest USA election this will be huge since it gets global exposure. Bitcoin future is really great with this developments happen.

Of course he would play this Trump Card so to gain supporters he wouldn't have had otherwise if he'd not said anything about bitcoin.
Do you think being one of the headliners at the Bitcoin Conference 2024 in Nashville was by fluke?

It is all planned out ahead of time because they have teams of people to watch the numbers on every keynote he mentions. And bitcoin was probably the one which had a spike when they looked at their hype-keyword meter of these speeches he had made in the past recent months.

Did you not see even Mark Zuckerberg has thrown his hat into supporting the Trump campaign with donations of that Meta money.
To the dismay of disgruntled stockholders for his formerly known as facebook company of social media.

I wonder if Trump's administration will go as far as backing the USD with BTC? If that happens, one can imagine Bitcoin going all the way to the moon. Trump's first term took a soft stance with crypto. So there's a high possibility the same will happen if he wins the White House again. No crypto supporter would side with the Democratic Party. Especially with enemies such as Elizabeth Warren and Gary Gensler.

The main goal is to remove Uncle Gary from office. And what better way to do by voting for Trump in November? Hopefully, Americans choose wisely for the good of the crypto/Blockchain industry and the country itself. :)

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There had been talk of both Trump and Elon Musk attending the bitcoin conference in two days from now. That Elon Jet tracker account on twitter now known as x located it had landed in Nashville the other day, so you never know.
It also helps their case when his Vice President is a bitcoin holder and has been talking about it since as far back as 2022 from what we had seen so far.
So this presidency looks good for BTC future and even has talk of it being held as a reserve currency under this US administration.
That could have it rise up to $150,000 by the end of the year no problem if elected by November.

As for Gary. Once the Trump comes he will out by 2025 no doubt about this one bit:
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source: https://www.altcoinbuzz.io/cryptocurrency-news/sec-chair-gensler-likely-to-resign-early-2025

If you think about what fiat is and how it works you'd realize that this is impossible.

Fiats like USD have an unlimited supply so they can not be backed by anything with a finite supply. In fact that is why they stopped the Bretton Woods system a long time ago!
They are currently printing about a trillion dollar every 100 days. How would they continue this if each dollar is supposed to be backed by anything including BTC? They can't stop creating debt either.

Truth told @pooya87
As many have long believed when the US dollar was backed by the gold reserve they never did have that much in their vaults to begin with.
Fort Knox would need to be a size much larger than it was to hold that much gold to fund those trillions of fiat paper notes.

The bitcoin market has been reeling the last few hours since two subjects have arisen due to Trump stating on his own social media platform Truth Network.
He is calling fake news being circulating that he will have Jamie Dimon as treasury secretary:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-23/trump-floats-jamie-dimon-for-treasury-secretary-then-denies-it

Also him having a partnership with CEO of BlackRock right before the elections:
https://nypost.com/2024/07/20/business/the-odd-yet-interesting-choice-of-who-trump-may-tap-to-be-his-treasury-secretary

But denies him being considered for the same position as treasury secretary:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2024/07/23/trump-denies-considering-jp-morgans-jamie-dimon-or-blackrocks-larry-fink-for-treasury-secretary

Also another narrative had been denied by him right before his appearance at the bitcoin conference in two days of having bitcoin as part of his administration's strategic reserve asset.

Elon Musk attending the BTC conference is going to be huge. It's going to give much needed publicity for the cryptocurrency. Especially when Mr. Musk is the richest man in the world. He already sided with Trump, so victory in the White House for the GOP is certain. With Gary Gensler out of the picture, crypto companies and exchanges can boost their business in America without obstacles. It's likely Bittrex and Binance will make a comeback.

With America rising in crypto/Blockchain tech adoption, one could imagine prices for popular coins like BTC and ETH going all the way to the moon. Elections are only 4 months away. The suspense is killing me, lol. :D

People are emotional, they like it when they see a politician who does lots of chest pounding and people's senses are more heightened when they see a youngster.

It's definitely a politically motivated shift but I don't think he will stick to it after getting elected. Did you read his promises? He promises self-custody, total control on Bitcoin for its users and also promises that the USA will save some part of its strategic reserves in Bitcoins. Is there really any government that will allow people financial independence and promote the coin that gives you that freedom if that promise is not temporary and there isn't a bait in it?

Watched a video of Musk talking to a journalist yesterday but suddenly it was taken off by youtube and their comments section turned off when I went back to get the link to it.
This was the title:
Jordan Peterson and Elon Musk - Wokeness, Trump, and Technology
He was talking about how he had to move his gigafactory from California to Texas due to the laws they had in place wasn't doing the progress to his business any good.
So they are starting to silence in what he has to say with his siding with the Trump campaign.
In this political climate this is beyond weird.
One of the world's richest men doing a simple interview and they blocked the subjects he was getting into.
Glad I heard it before it was taken down because he explained that what he was giving Trump were not donations but given to the Super PAC and also explained the difference between the regular PAC and what he gave to his campaign.

After Kamala Harris was invited to attend the conference of bitcoin in Nashville, it was officially confirmed (https://qz.com/kamala-harris-will-not-be-at-the-bitcoin-conference-1851603797) that she did not respond to the invitation without providing reasons for this. Thus, Donald Trump remains the star of this conference, although all observers stress that it is an opportunity for Harris to clarify her position on Bitcoin and blockchain, after it was confirmed that her campaign had submitted questions to one of the major influencers in the crypto field. Her failure to attend the conference will cause her to lose a large portion of the American electoral base, since two of her competitors will present their visions during the conference.

It is not surprising that Harris avoided attending so that the conference would not turn into an electoral debate, especially since there has been direct criticism between her and Trump since Biden announced his withdrawal from the presidential race and Harris’s popularity advanced at the expense of Trump in the opinion poll results.

Personally, I still do not expect much from this conference, since it has turned from an occasion to discuss visions regarding crypto into a political demonstration within the framework of the candidates’ election campaigns.

In a tweet (https://x.com/DavidFBailey/status/1815913850740564314) by conference director David Paley, after he officially announced that Harris would not attend, he stated that Harris must first announce her cooperation in the Silk Road issue before she talks about Bitcoin, stressing that the other candidates, Trump and Kennedy, had agreed to this from day one.

Highly doubt she would want to be seen there because it was the Democrat administration which vetoed a bill just recently against bitcoin's progress inwhich Trump stated he will help abolish when back in office.
If he was on point with the bitcoin movement then he will mention this bill that showed Biden thus Kamala is against what all of cryptocurreny and especially bitcoin stands for.

Just wonder why J.D Vance was not invited as being the one who made it public he is a holder of BTC!

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took the stage at the bitcoin conference yesterday with questioning Trump's pro-crypto stance:
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/rfk-jr-questions-trumps-recent-pro-crypto-tone-two-vie-votes-2024-07-26

Here is the full video of his speech yesterday:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxDMz_KKx0s

Today is the final day so Donald Trump should be there doing a speech to bitcoiners in trying to win their vote for this upcoming election in November.

Of course. She wouldn't respond to the invitation. Harris is part of the anti-crypto Biden administration. A vote for her would be a vote against the crypto industry. The only two presidential candidates in favor of Bitcoin are Trump and RFK Jr. Trump is seen as a more favorable candidate, especially with his strong grasp of the GOP (Republican Party). He's positioned himself as more crypto-friendly than RFK Jr.

With a VP pick who has investments in Bitcoin (J.D. Vance), crypto will be set for a bullish run during a second Trump term. I sure hope he wins and does as promised. Who knows what surprises we'll find after the elections? :D

4 million Bitcoin in reserves. Wow!
It looks like they are trying hard to get the votes of all the Bitcoin supporters. That's a promise that seems to be so good to be true after all the bashing against Bitcoin from Day 1 through a long time.

Cheaper transfer and non-taxable? Whew! That's going to raise a lot of eyebrows especially those who are working in the government. I'd like to see Gary Gensler of SEC still there when all of this happens. Well, that's if RFK Jr. wins the presidency.
I'd also like to see how Donald Trump could much this offer. It's so sweet but it's hard to believe if it's real and will materialize.

Trump's position cannot be fully trusted unless we first believe that his view of crypto has changed and that his presence at the Bitcoin conference is not just part of the campaign. I do not remember any progress on the crypto file when Trump was in power and there is no indication that his administration is interested in pushing for greater openness in the crypto file.
Kamala Harris's position of refusing to attend the conference seems to me a more credible position and consistent with the policies of her administration. She would have found herself in a debate against her competitors to discuss a file about which she does not have sufficient information. Media articles mention that her campaign management had contacted one of the important influencers in the crypto field to inquire from him after receiving an invitation to attend the conference in Nashville.
I do not want to sound too pessimistic, but I do not expect much from Trump if he wins a new presidential mandate.

What makes you more for bitcoin than putting it on a piece of clothing and wearing it in public?
How about putting it on a pair of fresh kicks and selling them to show your support for the cryptocurrency?
Trump has done it with these Orange Gold versions of his BTCitcoin BTCoots. 8)
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https://x.com/JakeGagain/status/1818904521155965025

Good lord! I would never buy these but some would as part of their 47th president memorabilia collection. ;D

Is this a NFT or the real thing? I ain’t paying shit if it is real sneakers. I can pay $2k if it is an NFT. $2.5k is way too overpriced.

I like the style.

They seem to be the real deal!
The bitcoin limited edition ones were sold out in hours of their release yesterday so that's why the hike up in price from those who are scalping them on ebay as the photo above shows where they were being sold for that humongous price gouge.
They retailed for $499 as the photo below shows the original versions that were not gold but black editions:
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https://x.com/JakeGagain/status/1818844172151034144

His promotional team had put out a set of sneakers of his in gold earlier in the year but those were draped in the American flag from what I recall.

It's too good to be true. At current market prices, such a reserve would cost the US a hefty investment of $264 billion. National debt is sitting at around $35 trillion, making this impossible. The country needs to fix spending issues first, before considering having its own BTC reserves. Once national debt is off the picture, then we can talk about backing the USD with BTC and whatnot.

At least, we know Trump won't be as hard against crypto as Biden. The current administration has been all about fierce regulations and crackdowns on the industry. Back then when Donald Trump was president, things were going along smoothly for crypto in America. SEC chairman Jay Clayton wasn't as "hostile" as Gary Gensler. Crypto voters will definitely support Trump in these elections. Hope he wins back the White House to make America the cornerstone of crypto innovation. :)

To be fair, I support Trump because I hope he will bring a new breeze, a better future to the cryptocurrency industry. But I think some of the promises are being exaggerated here. Using bitcoin as a national reserve asset is not easy, everything would have to go through 2 houses before being approved by Congress and I don't think this would be successful even if Trump proposed it. Regarding using BTC to support USD, that is even more impossible, a highly volatile asset cannot support a currency that is losing value on a daily basis.
We support Trump but need to be realistic about what can and cannot happen.


This is why I voted for Trump, I don't know if he will really keep his promise or not, but at least as long as he is not tough and does not oppress us like the current administration, then it is win for us.

Republicans for Bitcoin 2024! Spread the word! It brings a whole lot of attention to Bitcoin as the race for the highest office in the world turns now to Bitcoin for more attention by speaking of what they will do and how they plan to embrace it in the future. I love the fact that Trump wants the remaining Bitcoin to be mined in the US! I suggests that he has good intentions for low energy costs and perhaps even tax breaks as well! What wouldn't bitcoin miners like about that!?

Since that speech during the Bitcoin Conference stating he will keep bitcoin and never sell.
Guess the democrats wanted to ruin his plans and start selling everything that the U.S government has in their possession since last week when they moved a large amount into two separate wallets.
Hence the price dropping below $52,000 this morning.
Call it the Trump Dump if you will.

Yes. Trump is exaggerating a little bit to attract voters. But he's still a better option than Harris or RFK Jr. When Trump was president, the government treated crypto lightly. It wasn't as "hostile" to the industry as the current administration. We can say Democrats are more against crypto than all the other way around. This has become a political issue within the United States. Those who support crypto are from the right (Republicans), and those who reject it are from the left (Democrats).

I sure hope Trump wins back the White House. It will give a much needed boost to the crypto market. Perhaps, BTC will go all the way to $100k? Only time will tell. With Russia approving crypto use for international trades, it would be dumb for America to move away from the crypto revolution. Who knows what the future holds? :D

The stock market went tits up yesterday across the globe and caused BTC to have a drop of over 12% in less than 12 hours. Think I seen some toting it as Black Monday on some media.

Of course during this political landscape we are currently in each of the presidential candidates took the opportunity to jab at one another after this collapse in everything yesterday.
So this has become a memewar of sorts since they are full out using the social networks to get their message across just as before but this time ten fold.
https://talkimg.com/images/2024/08/06/5Yau8.jpeg
https://x.com/hodgetwins/status/1820548224450449716

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If Harris claimed to be pro-crypto, I would actually reconsider some of the other factors in deciding who to vote for, but so far, they don't seem to have any crypto-friendly intentions. If they have decided to create boundaries and be hostile towards us, why should we try to please them or submit to them when we have better options?

Personally, I also hope Trump enters the White House again because that will give us the opportunity to develop and escape the limitations compared to the current situation. Only people who don't want bitcoin to reach $100k and don't want the industry to grow will vote for Harris instead Trump, IMO.

Kamamala is not only anti crypto, she is anti-freedom. Only state loving communists would vote for her and there are plenty of these people who like to collect government hand outs in the US.

See r/antiwork. You won’t find a republican there. All communist demonrat voters.

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And we can all blame it on the Democrats. After all, the economic crisis started after Biden took office. If the stock market is crashing during the Biden administration, what makes you think a Harris administration would be any better? Back then when Trump was president, the economy was booming. Americans need him back on the White House to ensure the country becomes the center of the global stage again.

Right now, the US is a laughingstock. By adopting Bitcoin, America will rise all the way to glory. And what better way to ensure the future of the crypto industry (and America) by voting for Trump? Hopefully, voters make the right decision before it's too late.

Don't think Trump did his homework of who Adin Ross was and what he has done in the past before agreeing to do the interview with him.
Remember his last one with Andrew Tate and him smelling the chair after he got up from it wearing a bathrobe? That was him showing his beta side and kneeing to the alpha.
Just plain weirdness from this social media podcaster.
Receiving a rolex and the cybertruck after the interview is not allowed for even gifting a political candidate of more than $3300 during an electoral year.
So I hope Trump didn't accept these post interview.

Had you seen this nonsense from the democrats yet?
Kamala for Crypto campaign she is running I think there was a site put up too.
What an utter joke to try and turn the tide by copying Trump. They have a debate scheduled for September 10th so we will see who is for crypto and who is the farce.
He should ask why did they move all those bitcoins to an exchange right after his speech saying he will hold and never sell.
Seems like a rat tactic to me.

It's true that politicians sometimes use all means to get supporters, but hopefully Trump will really be pro for BTC so that the bad news about BTC will decrease a little and the increase in BTC will quickly reach 100k$ in the future.

Whether bitcoin receives Trump's support or not, it is only a matter of time before bitcoin reaches $100k and conquers even higher levels because almost no one can stop bitcoin. Even under President Biden, despite draconian government policies or troubles created by the SEC, bitcoin and the entire market has seen significant growth. We support Trump simply because if he really keeps his promise to us, the process of bitcoin reaching $100k will happen faster and stronger, which is what everyone wants.

But many people think that voting for Trump means we are worshiping him like a cult, which is a misconception. Trump or no Trump, bull season will come but it will be even better if we have a stronger catalyst coming from a president.

If Bitcoin hits $100,000 in this cycle and if the President of the USA is Trump, people will attribute that price growth to Trump. If Bitcoin won't hit $100k this cycle but get it in a next cycle, under a next different President, then people it gets it because of that President, not because of Trump.

I agree with you that Bitcoin has its own job, and it can reach $100,000 with any President. Time is important because time can help Bitcoin adoption to increase more. It is more important for its price, and who is President of USA is not too much important.

I believe Bitcoin will get $100,000 for one BTC in this cycle.

Trump is back on X today from his last post about a year ago on August 24, 2023 when he was banned from doing so.
The post is a political campaign video but it more of like a trailer for a movie.
Since he will be on X with Elon Musk hosting an interview with the former president in around an hour and a half.
Will see what he has to say on there with Musk having X as a platform without censorship.

Of course. Bitcoin went up in the past without the US government support. Trump wasn't even in the picture. I'm confident it will reach a new ATH in the long term, regardless of who wins this year's presidential race. Rest assured, that if Trump wins again, the "pump" will happen faster than you can imagine. Especially when he promised his administration will draft crypto-friendly policies to spur the growth of the industry in the country. Big crypto industry players already consider Trump as the ideal POTUS.

If Trump loses (which I doubt), BTC will have a hard time "pumping" towards new heights. It will take a little longer than usual to see positive results on your investment. If Americans want to speed things up, they should vote for Trump. I think the economy will start booming during a second Trump term. We can't predict the future, so lets hope for the best. :)

Seems the interview from Elon Musk's general interview with Donald Trump broke the platform and delayed it from starting for around 18 minutes until they could restore it stable enough to conduct the conversation with the former president:
https://talkimg.com/images/2024/08/14/7uwab.jpeg
source: https://www.tweaktown.com/news/99876/elon-musk-and-donald-trump-interview-combined-views-hit-1-billion/index.html
Claiming they had close to a billion views at 998 million when it happened across other platforms who linked to X.

Bitcoin will still reach $100K or more regardless of who becomes president of the United States. But do you agree that if Trump is elected and keeps his promise, he enacts bills promoting the development of cryptocurrencies, bitcoin will definitely achieve its goals faster? That is the reason when faced with the choice between Trump and Harris. I would choose him over any other democratic candidate because if they continue Biden's harsh policies, we will be slowed down and will take longer to achieve our goals.
No one can stop the growth of bitcoin but we should choose those who support it over those who seek to stop it.

I think Trump will catch the attention of crypto enthusiasts for this and for me  it's an advantage against his rivals. Well yeah the congress is I think the only hindrance of Trump's plans here since most of them were democrats. They may find ways to oppose things in favor of democrats. But yeah we will see how it's going because it's too early to say things right now.

Trump also owns over a million dollars worth of crypto. I disagree with this. Trump is running as a pro-freedom/anti-regulation candidate. He wants to make it safe to do R&D and do business in the US for crypto-related companies. It will be today's R&D that will push tomorrow's increased demand for bitcoin.