Trump calls Bitcoin 'a scam' competing with the dollar
Donald Trump calls Bitcoin ‘a scam’ competing with the dollar in 2021, marking his initial skepticism before his dramatic transformation to ‘crypto president’ by 2025. In a Fox Business interview, Trump argued that Bitcoin threatens dollar hegemony and should be heavily regulated.
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- Donald Trump - Bitcoin a 'Scam,' But 'Competes Against the Dollar' (2021-06-07)
- Trump calls Bitcoin a scam, advocates for dollar hegemony (2021-06-07)
- Trump: Bitcoin's a scam, US dollar should dominate (2021-06-07)
- Trump calls Bitcoin 'a scam', denounces it for 'competing against the dollar' (2021-06-07)
- Trump: Bitcoin 'seems like a scam' and should be regulated 'very very high' (2021-06-07)
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