What crypto wants from Trump
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Over the years, the cryptocurrency industry has made many lofty promises, but any meaningful application for the technology—besides for scams and crimes—has largely failed to materialize. Still, the technology is closer than ever to its mainstream moment: Crypto-aligned PACs funneled a staggering sum into House and Senate races to elect candidates the industry deemed pro-crypto, and President-Elect Donald Trump has championed the industry. Crypto, whose death is often prophesied, will live to see another day.
Much of the news about crypto…
