Trump becomes first US sitting president to speak at a crypto conference

Trump’s comments to the Blockworks Digital Asset Summit are the first time a sitting US president has addressed a crypto conference.

US President Donald Trump is steadily aligning his administration with the crypto industry. On March 20, he addressed a community conference for the first time since being elected.

Speaking at the Blockworks Digital Asset Summit on March 20 in a pre-recorded statement, Trump reiterated that the US would take steps to ensure it is the “crypto capital of the world.”

The president lauded the recent regulatory shift in the crypto industry over the previous administration and added:

“With dollar-backed stablecoins, you will help expand the dominance of the US dollar for many, many years to come,” the president continued.

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