Donald J. Trump's presidential campaign has begun accepting donations in the form of crypto assets, making him the first major party candidate to embrace the digital asset.

In its statement, the Trump campaign said this move was part of a promise by Trump, the US Republican presidential candidate, to support the use of crypto. In addition, they are also determined to build a “crypto army” to counter the “anti-crypto army” campaigned by Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren.

The Trump campaign has launched a fundraising page that allows anyone federally permitted to make contributions to its political committee using a variety of crypto assets accepted through the crypto exchange Coinbase. Accepted crypto assets include $BTC (BTC), $ETH (ETH),$SOL Solana (SOL), USD Coin (USDC), and others.

“Efforts to reduce government control in Americans' financial decisions are part of a seismic shift toward freedom. "This announcement reflects President Trump's commitment to an agenda that values ​​freedom over socialistic government control," the Trump campaign wrote in a statement.

Although Trump has yet to propose a concrete crypto policy, his supporters see these positive voices as quite an important step. This is also driven by the fact that the previous Joe Biden administration has taken a fairly anti-crypto stance. source coindesk.id