{"id":263207,"date":"2024-03-12T02:50:26","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T21:20:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/?p=263207"},"modified":"2024-03-12T02:50:26","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T21:20:26","slug":"donald-trump-comments-on-bitcoin-and-nfts-says-he-likely-wouldnt-take-it-away-if-elected-president-crypto-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/donald-trump-comments-on-bitcoin-and-nfts-says-he-likely-wouldnt-take-it-away-if-elected-president-crypto-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump Comments on Bitcoin and NFTs, Says He Likely Wouldn\u2019t \u2018Take It Away\u2019 if Elected President &#8211; Crypto News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Donald Trump, the former president and presumptive Republican nominee in 2024, is signaling his support of digital assets.<\/p>\n<p>In a new CNBC interview, Trump <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2024\/03\/11\/trump-suggests-he-would-not-oppose-bitcoin.html\">indicated<\/a> if he were elected president again he would not crack down on the use of Bitcoin (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dailyhodl.com\/currencies\/bitcoin\/\">BTC<\/a>) and other cryptocurrencies through increased regulations.<\/p>\n<p>According to Trump, the use of digital assets is becoming more prevalent, such as to make purchases, making him more inclined to support crypto \u2013 despite his preference for the US dollar.<\/p>\n<p>When he <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/02\/18\/trump-sneakers-never-surrender-launch\">launched<\/a> his \u201cNever Surrender\u201d golden high-top sneakers, Trump says he was surprised at how many were sold to consumers paying in crypto.<\/p>\n<p>Says Trump,<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI do little things sometimes for fun and you know, make money with it, but I have fun with it too\u2026 sometimes we\u2019ll let people pay through Bitcoin. If you think of it, it\u2019s an additional form of currency. And I used to say I want one currency. I want the dollar. I don\u2019t want people leaving the dollar. I feel that way. But I will tell you, [crypto] has taken on a life [of its own].<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I did a thing that people smile at but it was wild. We did 1,000 sneakers, so a limited edition sneaker run, and you could go through our crazy new currencies because that\u2019s what I call them. They\u2019re crazy whether it\u2019s Bitcoin or others. And so many people were buying these things. Ultimately, the last pair of sneakers sold for approximately, I hear, $450,000\u2026 So it just took off, and I noticed that so many of them were paid for with the new currency, cryptocurrency, and I couldn\u2019t believe the amount.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> People are using it\u2026 There has been a lot of use of that. And I\u2019m not sure that I\u2019d want to take it away at this point.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In December 2022, Trump <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dailyhodl.com\/2024\/02\/24\/i-can-live-with-it-former-president-donald-trump-changes-tune-on-bitcoin-calls-for-regulation\/\">launched<\/a> a collection of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on the Ethereum (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dailyhodl.com\/currencies\/ethereum\/\">ETH<\/a>)-based platform OpenSea, weeks after formally announcing his intention to run for the 2024 presidential election.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: 13pt\">Don&#8217;t Miss a Beat \u2013 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dailyhodl.com\/join-the-daily-hodl-email-list\/\">Subscribe<\/a> to get email alerts delivered directly to your inbox <\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<br \/><em><span style=\"font-size: 13pt\">Check <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dailyhodl.com\/crypto-markets\/\">Price Action<\/a><\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<br \/><em><span style=\"font-size: 13pt\">Follow us on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheDailyHodl\">Twitter<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thedailyhodl\/\">Facebook<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/thedailyhodl\">Telegram<\/a><\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<br \/><em><span style=\"font-size: 13pt\">Surf <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dailyhodl.com\/daily-hodl-mix\">The Daily Hodl Mix<\/a><\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"hideinamp\">\n<p>&amp;nbsp<\/p>\n<h6>Disclaimer: Opinions expressed at The Daily Hodl are not investment advice. Investors should do their due diligence before making any high-risk investments in Bitcoin, cryptocurrency or digital assets. Please be advised that your transfers and trades are at your own risk, and any loses you may incur are your responsibility. The Daily Hodl does not recommend the buying or selling of any cryptocurrencies or digital assets, nor is The Daily Hodl an investment advisor. Please note that The Daily Hodl participates in affiliate marketing.<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Featured Image: Shutterstock\/turtix<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donald Trump, the former president and presumptive Republican nominee in 2024, is signaling his support of digital assets. In a new CNBC interview, Trump indicated if he were elected president again he would not crack down on the use of Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies through increased regulations. According to Trump, the use of digital [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":263208,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[173],"tags":[201,248,251,246,257,255,250,252,247,253,249,256,254],"class_list":["post-263207","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-others","tag-blockchain","tag-bsc","tag-chainlink","tag-coin","tag-cryptocurrency","tag-gta","tag-looks-rare","tag-oracle","tag-polygon","tag-quickswap","tag-safe-moon","tag-wallet","tag-wordpress"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263207","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=263207"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263207\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":263210,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263207\/revisions\/263210"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/263208"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=263207"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=263207"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=263207"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}