{"id":14265,"date":"2024-06-12T11:19:44","date_gmt":"2024-06-12T08:19:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/donald-trump-vows-to-safeguard-bitcoin-mining-sector\/"},"modified":"2024-06-12T11:19:44","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T08:19:44","slug":"donald-trump-vows-to-safeguard-bitcoin-mining-sector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/donald-trump-vows-to-safeguard-bitcoin-mining-sector\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump Vows to Safeguard Bitcoin Mining Sector"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Presidential candidate Donald Trump held a meeting with representatives from the Bitcoin mining industry, pledging to protect mining operations in the United States and globally.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">So. I just ran into a guy that\u2019s a huge fan of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/bitcoin?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#bitcoin<\/a> and LOVES what we\u2019re doing at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CleanSpark_Inc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CleanSpark_Inc<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/georgia?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#georgia<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/mississippi?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#mississippi<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/wyoming?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#wyoming<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ofSXJGWWfn\">pic.twitter.com\/ofSXJGWWfn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 S Matthew Schultz (@smatthewschultz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/smatthewschultz\/status\/1800673786045530288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 11, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The attendees included Matthew Schultz from CleanSpark, Jason Les and Brian Morgenstern from Riot Platforms, Salman Khan from Marathon Digital, and Amanda Fabiano from Fabiano Consulting.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today, Riot CEO, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JasonLes_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JasonLes_<\/a>, and Riot\u2019s Head of Public Policy, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MorgensternNJ?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MorgensternNJ<\/a>, met with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a> to discuss <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bitcoin?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Bitcoin<\/a> mining and energy. ??<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;President Trump will protect your right to own Bitcoin, to mine Bitcoin, to transact with Bitcoin, and for many of us, to work in\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/T0CFKR3hOv\">pic.twitter.com\/T0CFKR3hOv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Riot Platforms, Inc. (@RiotPlatforms) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RiotPlatforms\/status\/1800693209951268882?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 12, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Also present at the meeting was David Bailey, CEO of Bitcoin Magazine.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today was a historic moment in our journey towards hyperbitcoinization. The former and next President of the United States gathered America\u2019s hashrate and committed to championing our cause in DC and on the global stage. Bitcoin will THRIVE in ??<\/p>\n<p>Orange Man+Orange Coin= Good <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YhfzoJg19g\">pic.twitter.com\/YhfzoJg19g<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 David Bailey?? $0.65mm\/btc is the floor (@DavidFBailey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DavidFBailey\/status\/1800680156694237280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 12, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Following the event, Trump posted on his social network, Truth Social. He expressed a desire for all &#8220;remaining Bitcoins to be produced in the USA,&#8221; as this would help &#8220;dominate in energy.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-eu.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXfU06MUfRoJRwTOnNSKgYdAngLJjVXhS7xgaqn15MmnI8gOrUwTOgNOLhWgbGmF5t_CU5nmV3RZA_cPHzNQMg49h3cdZoBNDEG0qOeLiLN3_K--JzRVRZ2-8ecSWwjbhaFnosQfgSA6hasezZscg0s7BH8?key=f9EtHfUgCRFHnSLv3Csnyw\" alt=\"Donald Trump promises to protect the mining sector\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/112601639679885930\">Truth Social<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;Mining may be our last line of defense against CBDC. [President] Joe Biden\u2019s hatred of Bitcoin only aids China, Russia, and the radical left communists,&#8221; the politician wrote.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Earlier at the Libertarian Party National Convention, Trump stated that the US should become a leader in the crypto industry. He also <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/donald-trump-advocates-for-us-leadership-in-cryptocurrency-industry\">promised to pardon<\/a> Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht if elected president.<\/p>\n<p>In June, the presidential hopeful dubbed himself the &#8220;crypto president&#8221; and criticized Democratic attempts to regulate the industry.<\/p>\n<p>According to a Paradigm survey, about 48% of voters owning digital assets <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/survey-majority-of-us-cryptocurrency-holders-support-donald-trump\">plan to vote for Trump<\/a>. Another 38% support Biden, while 13% remain undecided.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, billionaire Mark Cuban described attitudes towards cryptocurrencies as a key difference between the candidates. However, he believes that neither politician truly understands the issue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Presidential candidate Donald Trump held a meeting with representatives from the Bitcoin mining industry, pledging to protect mining operations in the United States and globally. So. I just ran into a guy that\u2019s a huge fan of #bitcoin and LOVES what we\u2019re doing at @CleanSpark_Inc in #georgia and #mississippi and #wyoming. pic.twitter.com\/ofSXJGWWfn \u2014 S Matthew [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14264,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"","news_style_id":"","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[18,1137,991,1280],"class_list":["post-14265","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-bitcoin","tag-cryptocurrency-mining","tag-donald-trump","tag-elections"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"33","promo_type":"","layout_type":"","short_excerpt":"","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14265","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14265"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14265\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14264"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14265"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14265"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14265"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}