TRUMP’S STAND ON US BTC ASSETS
Donald Trump intends to make the United States the crypto capital of the planet. The former president promised this and more during a rousing speech given at the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville, Tennessee, on July 27. But some of the Republican candidate’s comments may have been cause for consternation among cryptocurrency advocates.
While Trump’s speech largely centered on Bitcoin and the community surrounding it being a positive force for America, he did lay out some specifics. Chief among his promises was that the US wouldn’t part with its current Bitcoin stockpile, if he's re-elected.
Per Trump:
“For too long, our government has violated a cardinal rule that every Bitcoiner knows by heart: never sell your bitcoin. If I am elected, it will be the policy of my administration for the United States of America to keep 100% of all the bitcoin the US. government currently holds or acquires.”