The First Bitcoin President? Tracing Trump’s Crypto Connections

President Trump did Surround yourself with crypto enthusiasts. It is no coincidence. In 2024 the cryptocurrency industry spent millions supporting friendly congressional candidates, many of whom were Republicans, and many crypto execs supported Trump. Here, we’ve mapped the most crypto-crazy members of the president’s inner circle and the biggest donors to three pro-crypto super PACs: Fairshake, Defend American Jobs and Protect Progress.

Crypto firms have misbehaved under Democrats. Now, with more sympathetic people in charge, the industry’s biggest donors are asking for change. They want clear rules for their business and say which agencies follow those rules. And they want Trump to fulfill his campaign promises to cement the United States as the leading bitcoin mining powerhouse and build a national “bitcoin reserve.” They hope that Trump’s presidency will be a golden age for crypto. In December, when the price of a bitcoin surpassed $100,000 for the first time, Trump posted online, “You’re welcome!!!”