I think I got um all. We will see....
- Build many power plants to support bitcoin mining, AI, and EV chargers
- End the war on Crypto led by Senator Warren
- On day one fire Gary Gensler
- End operation chokepoint 2.0
- Keep bitcoin jobs in America
- Appoint bitcoin and crypto advisory counsel staffed by people that love the industry
- Order treasury and other departments to end CBDC plans. No CBDC while he is president
- Defend the right to self custody.
- Protect freedom, property rights, and privacy
- Create framework for stable coins to continue to establish the dominance of the US dollar
- Keep 100% of bitcoin the government currently holds. No more selling by government agencies.
- Commute the sentence of Ross Ulbricht to time served.
You can take these promises for what they are worth. It isn't much but I will say this. I've been paying attention to politics for about 30 years. Trump probably kept more promises (key ones) than any other guy I can recall.
Clearly he's pandering. I know he's been consulted by Vivek Ramaswamy and many others about bitcoin and crypto. His words are not the thing to care about here. Nor is the man important. What is important is that he feels the need to make these promises. Bitcoiners can no longer be ignored by these criminals. They feel the need to take a stance.
Just like you shouldn't get your religion from the state. You shouldn't put your faith in people that can make bold promises with little consequence for breaking it. Bitcoin is designed to make these guys less important. This is one step down that road.
Clearly Trump doesn't understand bitcoin.
"Bitcoin is not threatening the dollar. The behavior of the government is threatening bitcoin."
But that's OK. This is just a part of the journey we are all on. Just don't fall for this trick. Vote or don't vote. I don't care. But realize that bitcoin fixes this. Trump doesn't fix bitcoin. I welcome most of these promises he has made. I hope he keeps them.
I myself think him bringing it up at this point and time even if he doesn't plan on doing any of it. Is it might get a few more people who are not bitcoiners to start looking at it!