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Bitcoin: from thin air to crypto capital of the planet

Changed position

THEN

“I am not a fan of Bitcoin and other Cryptocurrencies, which are not money, and whose value is highly volatile and based on thin air.”

· Trump Twitter Archive · Source

NOW

“I will make America the crypto capital of the planet and the bitcoin superpower of the world.”

· Wikipedia · Source

In 2019 Trump said he was not a fan of Bitcoin and that its value was based on thin air. In 2024 he pledged to make America the bitcoin superpower of the world, and in 2025 his administration adopted pro-crypto policy. The positions are opposite; the record shows a clear reversal over five years.

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