On Thursday, President Donald Trump called on the United States to become a “Bitcoin superpower,” becoming the first president to address a cryptocurrency conference.
“It is exciting to watch as you invent the future of finance,” Trump said in virtual remarks to the Blockworks Digital Asset Summit. “And it’s going to be right here in the USA — the good old USA. Together, we will make America the undisputed Bitcoin superpower and the crypto capital of the world.”
WATCH: @POTUS becomes the first sitting president to address a crypto conference:
“We’re ending the last administration’s regulatory war on Crypto and Bitcoin. That includes stopping the lawless Operation Choke Point 2.0… it was a form of lawfare through government… pic.twitter.com/vKEIdDJGTM
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) March 20, 2025
Trump’s message, recorded inside the Oval Office…