When Trump met crypto
Episode
31 min
Read time
2 min
Topics
Relationships, Fundraising & VC, Crypto & Web3
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What It Covers
Planet Money explores Trump's transformation from crypto critic to champion, examining his family's billion-dollar crypto ventures and the industry's political influence.
Notable Moment
Ross Ulbricht, freed from two life sentences for running Silk Road drug marketplace, receives standing ovation as conference closing speaker without acknowledging wrongdoing.
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