{"id":2414030,"date":"2025-03-20T12:05:01","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T16:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-calls-on-us-to-be-bitcoin-superpower-in-crypto-speech-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T12:05:01","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T16:05:01","slug":"trump-calls-on-us-to-be-bitcoin-superpower-in-crypto-speech-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-calls-on-us-to-be-bitcoin-superpower-in-crypto-speech-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump calls on US to be &#8216;Bitcoin superpower&#8217; in crypto speech &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-calls-on-us-to-be-bitcoin-superpower-in-crypto-speech-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2414030&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump calls on US to be &lsquo;Bitcoin superpower&rsquo; in crypto conference speech<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1938578\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">On Thursday, President&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\">Donald Trump<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;called on the United States to become a &ldquo;Bitcoin superpower,&rdquo; becoming the first president to address a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cryptocurrency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"cryptocurrency conference\">cryptocurrency conference<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is exciting to watch as you invent the future of finance,&rdquo; Trump said in virtual remarks to the Blockworks Digital Asset Summit. &ldquo;And it&rsquo;s going to be right here in the USA &mdash; the good old USA. Together, we will make America the undisputed Bitcoin superpower and the crypto capital of the world.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3353672\/trump-executive-order-dismantling-department-of-education\/\">Trump expected to sign executive order calling to dismantle Education Department<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3353567\/trump-april-2-tariffs-liberation-america\/\">Trump says April 2 tariffs will bring &#8216;liberation of America&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3352902\/white-house-pauses-deportation-flights-alien-enemies-act-court-battle\/\">White House pauses deportation flights at center of Alien Enemies Act court battle<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WATCH: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@POTUS<\/a> becomes the first sitting president to address a crypto conference:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re ending the last administration&#8217;s regulatory war on Crypto and Bitcoin. That includes stopping the lawless Operation Choke Point 2.0&hellip; it was a form of lawfare through government&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vKEIdDJGTM\">pic.twitter.com\/vKEIdDJGTM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/1902739490608746605?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 20, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s message, recorded inside the Oval Office and delivered to the conference just before noon, emphasized his optimism for cryptocurrency generally and for the U.S. to be a leader in its development.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I signed an order creating the brand-new strategic Bitcoin reserve and the U.S. digital asset stockpile,&rdquo; Trump said, &ldquo;which will allow the federal government to maximize the value of its holdings instead of foolishly selling them for a fraction of their long-term value, which is exactly what [former President Joe] Biden did.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump, 78, is a major booster of digital currency and says that cryptocurrency can be developed while preserving the U.S. dollar as the world&rsquo;s reserve.<\/p>\n<p>In his remarks, which lasted roughly two minutes, he also blasted the Biden administration for what he sees as mismanagement on the issue.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re ending the last administration&rsquo;s regulatory war on crypto and Bitcoin, and that includes stopping the lawless operation Chokepoint 2.0, which went beyond regulation &mdash; and I mean far beyond. It was a form of lawfare through government weaponization.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump held the first-ever <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3341251\/trump-make-america-bitcoin-superpower-first-crypto-summit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"White House crypto summit\">White House crypto summit<\/a> earlier this month, where he made similar remarks about digital currency. <\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, he called on Congress to pass legislation creating &ldquo;commonsense rules&rdquo; for stablecoins, market structure, and the legal framework that will allow further investment and innovation in the space.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s so big, it&rsquo;s, I think, as big as you can get,&rdquo; the president said. &ldquo;Pioneers like you will be able to improve our banking and payment system and promote greater privacy, safety, security, and wealth for American consumers and businesses alike.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-transform:uppercase\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3353509\/trump-administration-projects-defiance-compliance-in-courts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Trump administration projects defiance but shows compliance in courts &mdash; for now\">Trump administration projects defiance but shows compliance in courts &mdash; for now<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He said that emerging technology in finance will create an explosion of economic growth while expanding the dominance of the U.S. dollar. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;With the dollar-backed stablecoins, you will help expand the dominance of the U.S. dollar for many, many years to come,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;It will be at the top, and that&rsquo;s where we want to keep it. We only want to keep it at the top. 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