Swamp Notes: America’s first ‘Bitcoin president’

Donald Trump once called cryptocurrencies a “scam”. He’s long since changed his tune, and now, crypto enthusiasts are hoping he’ll catapult the industry into the financial mainstream. The FT’s digital markets correspondent Nikou Asgari and US legal and enforcement correspondent Stefania Palma join this week’s Swamp Notes to discuss what the industry could look like under a second Trump administration. Mentioned in this podcast:Crypto advocate Paul Atkins picked as SEC chair by Donald TrumpBitcoin hits $100,000 as Trump era hopes growTrump picks Musk ally David Sacks as crypto and AI tsarThe grim ghost of crypto futureSign up for the FT’s Swamp Notes newsletter hereSwamp Notes is produced by Ethan Plotkin, Sonja Hutson, Lauren Fedor and Marc Filippino. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. Special thanks to Pierre Nicholson. CREDIT: Washington Post, Bitcoin MagazineRead a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.