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Former President Donald J. Trump vowed on Saturday that he would turn the United States into a Bitcoin superpower" if returned to the White House, wielding much of the same rhetoric of persecution that he has applied to himself and his supporters to appeal to cryptocurrency enthusiasts who want to see less regulation.

Sadly, we see the attacks on crypto, Mr. Trump told a gathering of cryptocurrency fans in Nashville. Its a part of a much larger pattern thats being carried out by the same left-wing fascists to weaponize government against any threat to their power. Theyve done it to me.

He added that, if he were elected, Joe Biden and Kamala Harriss anti-crypto crusade will be over and that the moment Im sworn in, the persecution stops and the weaponization ends against your industry.

Mr. Trump has been competing with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the independent presidential candidate, for the support of cryptocurrency holders, and his remarks represented one of his most direct pitches yet.

Three large crypto firms have invested about $150 million to elect pro-crypto candidates in congressional races. In his speech, Mr. Trump promoted himself as the first major party nominee in American history to accept donations in Bitcoin and crypto, adding that his campaign has raised $25 million from cryptocurrency donations in the last two months.

The former president offered promises of sweeping deregulation and the establishment of a strategic national Bitcoin stockpile.

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