vegeta@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 27 days agoTrump promotes family's new crypto platform, 'The Defiant Ones'www.cnbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square116fedilinkarrow-up1389arrow-down141
arrow-up1348arrow-down1external-linkTrump promotes family's new crypto platform, 'The Defiant Ones'www.cnbc.comvegeta@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 27 days agomessage-square116fedilink
minus-squareCethin@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up37·26 days ago It is a significant departure from Trump’s previous stance on cryptocurrencies during his stint in the White House when he called bitcoin a scam. Is it a departure? Trump running a scam seems perfectly in line with his previous stance.
minus-squarepyre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·26 days agoikr as if scamming isn’t his favorite pastime
minus-squarelepinkainen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·26 days agoHe got paid by crypto bros, now he is pro crypto. He was anti-EV until Elon paid him to care. If he gets elected Putin will pay him to pull US support from Ukraine. That’s how he works
minus-squareAceticon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·26 days agoPeople are presuming he used the word “scam” as most people do - with negative connotations - when, Trump being Trump it’s likely that the only negative thing he sees in a “scam” is him not making money from it.
Is it a departure? Trump running a scam seems perfectly in line with his previous stance.
ikr as if scamming isn’t his favorite pastime
He got paid by crypto bros, now he is pro crypto.
He was anti-EV until Elon paid him to care.
If he gets elected Putin will pay him to pull US support from Ukraine.
That’s how he works
People are presuming he used the word “scam” as most people do - with negative connotations - when, Trump being Trump it’s likely that the only negative thing he sees in a “scam” is him not making money from it.