Donald Trump made more than $1.4 billion from crypto last year. On Friday, he said he has “always felt” digital money was “a little bit dangerous.”
Both facts are on the record. The first sits in his own financial disclosure. The second came from the Oval Office, a day after hackers stole about $6.3 billion from crypto exchange Binance.
Trump Called Crypto Risky Again on Friday
Reporters asked about the Binance theft. Trump answered by talking about paper checks.
“You know, the old-fashioned way when you used to sign a check… These are different. People never see the money anymore. So I’ve always felt it was a little bit dangerous,” he said.
He has said this before. In July 2019,…







