{"id":429065,"date":"2026-06-01T13:55:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T08:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/how-president-trumps-immigration-order-will-feed-the-stablecoin-economy-bitcoin-atms-crypto-news\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T15:12:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T09:42:17","slug":"how-president-trumps-immigration-order-will-feed-the-stablecoin-economy-bitcoin-atms-crypto-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/how-president-trumps-immigration-order-will-feed-the-stablecoin-economy-bitcoin-atms-crypto-news\/","title":{"rendered":"How President Trump\u2019s Immigration Order Will Feed the Stablecoin Economy, Bitcoin ATMs &#8211; Crypto News"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"position:relative;overflow:visible;font-size:1.2em;line-height:1.58\">\n<div class=\"pt-8 pb-10 border-t border-b border-decryptGridline \">\n<h4 class=\"sc-b2a202e4-4 bNRGqr gg-dark:text-white\" color=\"#333\">In brief<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"font-meta-serif-pro font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\">A new executive order tasks federal regulators with tightening fraud screening and limiting credit lines for undocumented immigrants.<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-meta-serif-pro font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\">Experts say the policy mirrors an alleged plot under the Biden administration to choke crypto firms\u2014and the driving force behind the creation of World Liberty Financial.<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-meta-serif-pro font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\">Critics warn that freezing millions out of the traditional banking system could backfire by benefiting organized crime or provoking future retaliation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"font-meta-serif-pro scene:font-noto-sans scene:text-base scene:md:text-lg font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">When President Donald Trump\u2019s family faced growing pressure from banks, it embraced crypto. Now, immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally face a similar choice under what policy experts describe as a move that could force people out of the traditional banking system.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-meta-serif-pro scene:font-noto-sans scene:text-base scene:md:text-lg font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">On May 19, the president <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2026\/05\/restoring-integrity-to-americas-financial-system\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sc-adb616fe-0 bJsyml\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">issued<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> an executive order \u201cto restore integrity to America\u2019s financial system.\u201d In the name of national security, the directive tasked federal regulators such as the Treasury Department with considering rules that would tighten oversight on fraud screening and risk mitigation associated with extending services to immigrants who are undocumented.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-meta-serif-pro scene:font-noto-sans scene:text-base scene:md:text-lg font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Under President Joe Biden\u2019s administration, \u201cdebanking\u201d emerged as a <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/decrypt.co\/293947\/operation-chokepoint-2-0-crypto-founders-silenced-by-secret-debanking\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sc-adb616fe-0 bJsyml\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">rallying cry<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> for the crypto industry, fueled by an alleged plot referred to as \u201cOperation Chokepoint 2.0.\u201d The suspected scheme centered on perceived risks tied to doing business with the sector, eventually prompting <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/decrypt.co\/302616\/congress-investigating-crypto-debanking-operation\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sc-adb616fe-0 bJsyml\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">congressional investigations<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> and the release of <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/decrypt.co\/304559\/fdic-operation-chokepoint-crypto-documents\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sc-adb616fe-0 bJsyml\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">internal regulatory documents<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-meta-serif-pro scene:font-noto-sans scene:text-base scene:md:text-lg font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Trump\u2019s executive order exposes tension between measures meant to safeguard American banks from unverified risks and the crypto industry\u2019s high-profile battle against debanking, while creating parallels between supposed Biden-era tactics and the genesis of a crypto empire.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-meta-serif-pro scene:font-noto-sans scene:text-base scene:md:text-lg font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The administration maintains that tightening protocols is long overdue.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border:0\" src=\"https:\/\/myriad.markets\/embed\/market\/btc-next-move-pump-to-84k-or-dump-to-55k-3d262902-135d-416e-90bc-8e80233f341e\" width=\"100%\" height=\"415px\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:0px;overflow:hidden;line-height:0\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-meta-serif-pro scene:font-noto-sans scene:text-base scene:md:text-lg font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">\u201cGaps in customer identification practices have allowed terrorists, drug traffickers, money launderers, and other criminal networks to exploit U.S. financial institutions to move illicit funds and evade law enforcement,\u201d the White House stated in an accompanying <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/fact-sheets\/2026\/05\/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-restores-integrity-to-americas-financial-system\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sc-adb616fe-0 bJsyml\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">fact sheet<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-meta-serif-pro scene:font-noto-sans scene:text-base scene:md:text-lg font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Since <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/decrypt.co\/resources\/what-is-world-liberty-financial-the-trump-family-defi-project-explained\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sc-adb616fe-0 bJsyml\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">World Liberty Financial<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> was established in 2024, Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. have <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/decrypt.co\/342775\/donald-trump-jr-media-treatment-disaster-likens-deplatforming-crypto-debanking\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sc-adb616fe-0 bJsyml\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">cited challenges<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> posed by banks as a driving force behind the family crypto venture. Last year, Trump Jr. said at a conference, \u201cWe got into crypto because\u2014out of necessity\u2014we were debanked.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-meta-serif-pro scene:font-noto-sans scene:text-base scene:md:text-lg font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Under Operation Chokepoint 2.0, regulators allegedly pressured banks behind closed doors to sever ties with crypto firms, labeling the industry as a \u201creputational risk.\u201d The term was popularized by Nic Carter, founding partner of investment firm Castle Island Ventures, who told <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Decrypt <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight:400\">that even though the circumstances are different, he opposes the new policy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-meta-serif-pro scene:font-noto-sans scene:text-base scene:md:text-lg font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">\u201cIt\u2019s pretty cruel to deprive someone of access to financial infrastructure entirely, or force them to utilize cash, shadow banks, or fringe infrastructure, which might not be safe or credible,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd that extends to folks that are here in the country illegally.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"sc-b2a202e4-2 bmropA gg-dark:text-white scene:font-itc-avant-garde-gothic-pro scene:font-light\" style=\"margin-top:2em;text-align:left;padding-bottom:16px;margin-bottom:16px;border-bottom:1px solid #dfe2e4\" color=\"#333\">\u2018Escape hatch\u2019<\/h2>\n<p class=\"font-meta-serif-pro scene:font-noto-sans scene:text-base scene:md:text-lg font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The crypto industry has positioned itself as a middleman-free alternative for anyone with a smartphone to store and transfer wealth, but some policy experts caution that any adoption amid the current political climate would be driven by duress\u2014not preference.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-meta-serif-pro scene:font-noto-sans scene:text-base scene:md:text-lg font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Nicholas Anthony, a research fellow at the Cato Institute, a prominent libertarian think tank, told <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Decrypt<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> that Trump\u2019s executive order is effectively \u201cdeputizing banks as immigration enforcement officers,\u201d while encouraging a Big Brother-like atmosphere.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-meta-serif-pro scene:font-noto-sans scene:text-base scene:md:text-lg font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Anthony added that some undocumented immigrants will turn to crypto as an alternative lifeline, while others are likely to use organized crime groups such as cartels as a way to remit money home, because those enterprises offer a deeply rooted system that\u2019s commonly known.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-meta-serif-pro scene:font-noto-sans scene:text-base scene:md:text-lg font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">\u201cPeople are going to have their accounts shut down, but many more people are likely going to view the financial system with fear or hostility, and they\u2019re going to see alternatives as a lifeline or an escape hatch,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s basically painting the banking system as a hostile place.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-meta-serif-pro scene:font-noto-sans scene:text-base scene:md:text-lg font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Testifying before the House Financial Services Committee last week, Anthony argued that the Bank Secrecy Act represents a costly, broken financial surveillance system.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-meta-serif-pro scene:font-noto-sans scene:text-base scene:md:text-lg font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Similar concerns have long been shared by influential conservatives, such as Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN), who has said financial surveillance erodes civil liberties. The stance was echoed at the hearing by Rep. Juan Vargas (D-CA), who said, \u201cThe government is surveilling too much.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"sc-b2a202e4-2 bmropA gg-dark:text-white scene:font-itc-avant-garde-gothic-pro scene:font-light\" style=\"margin-top:2em;text-align:left;padding-bottom:16px;margin-bottom:16px;border-bottom:1px solid #dfe2e4\" color=\"#333\">\u2018Shadow banking system\u2019<\/h2>\n<p class=\"font-meta-serif-pro scene:font-noto-sans scene:text-base scene:md:text-lg font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Stablecoins, which are often pegged to the U.S. dollar, may soon fall under that scope. The recently issued executive order directed the Treasury to craft guidance that specifically looks at the use of \u201cpeer-to-peer payments platforms to facilitate \u2018off-the-books\u2019 wage payments.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-meta-serif-pro scene:font-noto-sans scene:text-base scene:md:text-lg font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">But undocumented immigrants have other tools at their disposal, including <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/decrypt.co\/resources\/what-is-bitcoin-four-minute-instant-guide-explainer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sc-adb616fe-0 bJsyml\">Bitcoin<\/a> ATMs that allow customers to exchange cash for crypto. Notably, Bitcoin Depot pulled the plug on 9,000 kiosks in the U.S. when <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/decrypt.co\/368146\/crypto-atm-operator-bitcoin-depot-files-for-chapter-11-bankruptcy\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sc-adb616fe-0 bJsyml\">filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy<\/a> earlier this month.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-meta-serif-pro scene:font-noto-sans scene:text-base scene:md:text-lg font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Tom Feltner, associate director of consumer policy at Americans for Financial Reform, a nonprofit that advocates for tighter rules on Wall Street, told <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Decrypt<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> that stablecoins and Bitcoin ATMs lack safeguards required by remittance providers under federal law. That includes the ability to reverse payments within a 30-minute window, no questions asked.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-meta-serif-pro scene:font-noto-sans scene:text-base scene:md:text-lg font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">\u201cThere\u2019s no uniform set of protections,\u201d he said. \u201cThis is exactly the kind of shadow banking system that we\u2019ve designed remittances to stay out of, rather than pushing people into.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-meta-serif-pro scene:font-noto-sans scene:text-base scene:md:text-lg font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Even if crypto can easily flow across borders, converting digital assets into local currency represents a real barrier, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Dilip Ratha, a former economist at the World Bank who has studied remittances for decades, told <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Decrypt<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight:400\">. He noted that stablecoins have still seen notable adoption in corridors where banking access isn\u2019t dependable, including Sudan and Nigeria.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-meta-serif-pro scene:font-noto-sans scene:text-base scene:md:text-lg font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Since the events of September 11, 2001, Ratha said banking rules have tightened significantly, and a lot of immigrants have either found proper documentation or lost access.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-meta-serif-pro scene:font-noto-sans scene:text-base scene:md:text-lg font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">\u201cThe number of people who have an irregular immigration status and bank accounts must be small,\u201d he said. \u201cDo you really want to waste so much resources going after a few people?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-meta-serif-pro scene:font-noto-sans scene:text-base scene:md:text-lg font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The executive order comes as banking regulators turn the page. Last month, agencies such as the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fdic.gov\/news\/press-releases\/2026\/agencies-issue-final-rule-prohibit-use-reputation-risk-regulators\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sc-adb616fe-0 bJsyml\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">eliminated<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> reputation risk as a supervisory tool. During President Barack Obama\u2019s administration, the original Operation Chokepoint targeted politically disfavored industries, including gun dealers and payday lenders.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-meta-serif-pro scene:font-noto-sans scene:text-base scene:md:text-lg font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Although Castle Island Ventures\u2019 Carter is hesitant to label Trump\u2019s immigration crackdown as \u201cOperation Chokepoint 3.0\u201d\u2014because it\u2019s aimed at individuals, not lawful businesses\u2014he warned that expanding government oversight establishes a dangerous blueprint.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-meta-serif-pro scene:font-noto-sans scene:text-base scene:md:text-lg font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">\u201cI think conservatives should worry about this as well, even if it seems like it\u2019s sort of serving our short-term goals,\u201d he said. \u201cTrump is going after illegal immigrants today, but what happens in a Democratic administration?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"my-4 border-b border-decryptGridline\">\n<div class=\"text-start p-8 md:py-12 md:px-12 max-w-prose relative\"><span class=\"border-t-4 border-l-4 w-4 h-4 md:border-t-[6px] md:border-l-[6px] md:w-6 md:h-6 border-decryptPurple dark:border-decryptNeon gg-dark:border-cc-pink-2 absolute top-4 left-4 md:top-6 md:left-6\"\/><span class=\"border-t-4 border-l-4 w-4 h-4 md:border-t-[6px] md:border-l-[6px] md:w-6 md:h-6 border-decryptPurple dark:border-decryptNeon gg-dark:border-cc-pink-2 absolute rotate-180 bottom-4 right-4 md:bottom-6 md:right-6\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"font-akzidenz-grotesk font-bold text-xl md:text-3xl md:text-center gg-dark:text-white\">Daily Debrief<!-- --> Newsletter<\/h3>\n<p>Start every day with the top news stories right now, plus original features, a podcast, videos and more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In brief A new executive order tasks federal regulators with tightening fraud screening and limiting credit lines for undocumented immigrants. Experts say the policy mirrors an alleged plot under the Biden administration to choke crypto firms\u2014and the driving force behind the creation of World Liberty Financial. 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