You Wanted to Ignore It. I Wanted to Ignore It. Trump Has Made That Impossible.
Briefly

This article discusses the increasing significance of cryptocurrency in contemporary American society, especially in the context of Donald Trump's presidency. It highlights how Trump is leveraging the crypto movement for personal financial gain and rewarding its advocates with power in his administration, all while undermining regulations. Given the rise of cryptocurrency, the article urges readers to engage with this financial universe as it increasingly affects everyone, offering resources to understand the terminology and the key players involved.
Though he is a relative latecomer to the crypto universe, Trump has realized that he can personally make vast sums of money off it. And thanks to their steadfast support of his latest run for president, crypto enthusiasts have been rewarded with remarkable positions of power in Trump's new administration—all while he continues to strip down every governmental means of regulation.
We can no longer ignore crypto as an alternative financial universe that does not apply to all of us. That's where these stories come in: We made this as a guide for anyone who has been sitting on the sidelines of this universe, because now there is no sitting on the sidelines.
Read at Slate Magazine
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