The Art of the Crypto Deal
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Right at the beginning of the second chapter of The Art of the Deal, Donald Trump declares that his “style of deal-making is quite simple and straightforward.” Crucially, this was long before the invention of cryptocurrency.
Earlier this week, the company behind the Trump-branded social-media app Truth Social announced an extremely convoluted partnership with Crypto.com, the Singaporean financial firm and trading post. The deal essentially results in the formation of a brand-new company—the dry-sounding Trump Media Group CRO…
