{"id":26012,"date":"2024-06-19T10:01:54","date_gmt":"2024-06-19T10:01:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitcoins-101.com\/2024\/06\/19\/donald-trump-pushes-for-usa-to-lead-in-bitcoin\/"},"modified":"2024-06-19T10:01:54","modified_gmt":"2024-06-19T10:01:54","slug":"donald-trump-pushes-for-usa-to-lead-in-bitcoin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitcoins-101.com\/2024\/06\/19\/donald-trump-pushes-for-usa-to-lead-in-bitcoin\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump Pushes For USA to Lead in Bitcoin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former president <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/tags\/donald-trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> is doubling down on his pro-Bitcoin stance, arguing that the USA must lead in Bitcoin and crypto or risk falling behind. Trump has emerged as a vocal Bitcoin advocate while campaigning for the 2024 election.<\/p>\n<p>Trump became the first US president <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/markets\/trump-becomes-first-president-to-accept-bitcoin-lightning-payments-for-campaign-donations\">to accept Bitcoin lightning<\/a> payments and oppose central bank digital currencies. On the campaign trail, he has promised to keep regulators away from Bitcoin if elected.<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday in Wisconsin, Trump further declared he will &#8220;end <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/tags\/joe-biden\">Joe Biden&#8217;s<\/a> war on crypto&#8221; to secure America&#8217;s future. He added new comments that &#8220;We will ensure that the future of crypto and the future of Bitcoin will be made in America, otherwise other countries are going to have it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>JUST IN: \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 Donald Trump says &#8220;to further secure America&#8217;s future and create opportunity for young people, I will end Joe Biden&#8217;s war on crypto.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We will ensure that the future of crypto and the future of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bitcoin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Bitcoin<\/a> will be made in America, otherwise other countries are going to\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NmmM2J3kIq\">pic.twitter.com\/NmmM2J3kIq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bitcoin Magazine (@BitcoinMagazine) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BitcoinMagazine\/status\/1803182597062668299?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 18, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This marks a shift. Trump explicitly states that he wants the USA to lead in Bitcoin; otherwise, rivals will surpass it.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s embrace of Bitcoin reflects Bitcoin&#8217;s game theory. As Bitcoin grows too popular to ban, politicians realize they must support it to court Bitcoin-friendly voters.<\/p>\n<p>The USA risks falling behind in the technological and financial race if it shuns Bitcoin and crypto innovation. Trump understands the USA must lead in this critical new domain.<\/p>\n<p>Whether sincerely supportive or opportunistic, Trump grasps Bitcoin&#8217;s political capital. He knows backing Bitcoin can win votes, while attacking it risks alienating a passionate base.<\/p>\n<p>Other nations are pursuing pro-Bitcoin policies to attract economic growth and talent. To stay competitive, America must become a welcoming hub for Bitcoin and crypto developments.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former president Donald Trump is doubling down on his pro-Bitcoin stance, arguing that the USA must lead in Bitcoin and crypto or risk falling behind. Trump has emerged as a vocal Bitcoin advocate while campaigning for the 2024 election. Trump became the first US president to accept Bitcoin lightning payments and oppose central bank digital [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26012","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-crypto-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitcoins-101.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26012"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitcoins-101.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitcoins-101.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitcoins-101.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26012"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bitcoins-101.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26012\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitcoins-101.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26012"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitcoins-101.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26012"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitcoins-101.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26012"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}