The 2025 Bitcoin Conference in Las Vegas served as a revealing intersection of crypto culture and political celebrity, particularly with ties to Donald Trump. Key figures, including Trump family members and MAGA supporters, emphasized a shared narrative linking crypto ideals to civil-libertarian values championed by Trump. This relationship underscores a dramatic shift from skepticism to endorsement, suggesting crypto's embrace within Trump's circle is more than opportunistic—it reflects a broader ambition as the Trump family delves into the cryptocurrency market more seriously, with initiatives like meme coins and crypto business endeavors.
The world of crypto can feel impenetrable. The basic technology is complicated enough, but the subculture—with its own particular argot and decorum—is what's truly forbidding.
What's going on here in this very room, at this very conference, that's the financial side of everything we've been fighting for on the free-speech side.
It's a convenient narrative, a lofty way of explaining this once very bitcoin-skeptical president's sudden embrace of crypto.
Crypto is quickly becoming the Trump family business: Last month, the president hosted the biggest investors in his $TRUMP coin for a private dinner.
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