Trump says plan to make U.S. 'crypto capital of the planet' coming within hours \ stacker news ~bitcoin

Trump says plan to make U.S. 'crypto capital of the planet' coming within hours www.cnbc.com/2024/08/29/trump-crypto-plan-coming-election-harris.html

21 sats \ 4 comments \ @79c9095526 29 Aug bitcoin

I mean, can we just call this what it is, another grift from a lifelong grifter and his grifter kids?

I was excited about Trump bringing a large spotlight to the bitcoin 2024 conference, but his speech left me with a bad taste in my mouth. Now he and his children are gonna grift off his followers by providing what will likely be a shitcoin casino/NFT pump and dump scheme.

I hope to be proven wrong, but what's the saying, fool me once shame on you, fool me twice....

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0 sats \ 3 replies \ @Msd0457890 29 Aug

Trump is currently promising everything in the US political race. Democrats on one hand do not know what to do and the electorate does not know who to elect.

0 sats \ 2 replies \ @79c9095526 OP 29 Aug

Haha fair point. But I guess that is politics, promise the world and then delivery a tiny percent of it once elected.

I think what makes him unusual is his personal grift off the office of the presidency. I wonder what people would think if there was an Obama coin or Bush coin that they released and pump/dumped onto their followers. Or if Obama or Bush took billions from foreign countries after their presidency.

I understand politicians often take financial advantage of their power, but this seems to be unusually brazen and half the country just doesn't seem to mind.

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @DarthCoin 29 Aug

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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @79c9095526 OP 29 Aug

I love the pictures and can appreciate the sentiment.

It would be nice if we lived in a utopia where government didn't exist, everyone played fairly, countries/peoples didn't invade each other to steal resources, etc...

Maybe one day that world will exist, but I don't think I'll get to see it in my lifetime. I think the digital space gives some of us that freedom to operate without borders and without these governmental imposed restrictions, but in meat space most of us must adhere to rules or face the state monopoly on violence.