Donald Trump has officially crowned himself “the crypto president”—again. In a brief pre-recorded message played at Coinbase’s State of Crypto Summit, Trump leaned hard into his new favorite campaign narrative: that he’s the guy to save crypto from the bureaucratic abyss of Washington. “It’s an honor to be considered a crypto president,” Trump said in the 90-second clip, drawing a mix of cheers and eyebrow raises from the audience.

The Genius Act

Trump wasn’t shy about outlining what he sees as his administration’s pro-crypto track record—despite much of it being aspirational at best. He hyped up the GENIUS Act, a piece of legislation aimed at greenlighting dollar-backed stablecoins with state-level support….