• Cethin@lemmy.zip
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    4 months ago

    It is a significant departure from Trump’s previous stance on cryptocurrencies during his stint in the White House when he called bitcoin a scam.

    Is it a departure? Trump running a scam seems perfectly in line with his previous stance.

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      4 months ago

      He got paid by crypto bros, now he is pro crypto.

      He was anti-EV until Elon paid him to care.

      If he gets elected Putin will pay him to pull US support from Ukraine.

      That’s how he works

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      4 months ago

      People are presuming he used the word “scam” as most people do - with negative connotations - when, Trump being Trump it’s likely that the only negative thing he sees in a “scam” is him not making money from it.