The Intercept
•Business
Business & Economics
Watchdog says Trump's embrace of crypto is 'a really troubling picture of potential corruption'
64% Informative
The list of invitees to the crypto summit offers a window into the tight links between Trump and the crypto world.
Since taking office, the Trump administration has dropped legal action against several leading crypto companies.
Many of the crypto executives invited to the gathering also made personal donations to Trump 's campaign or to pro-Trump super PACs.
Trump has a direct financial interest in another company represented at the summit: World Liberty Financial .
The company bought up $20 million of several cryptocurrencies ahead of the summit, leading to further criticisms from ethics watchdogs.
One of Trump ’s first acts after winning the election was to appoint venture capitalist David Sacks as his crypto and artificial intelligence czar.
Sacks is a special government employee, the same status wielded by Elon Musk .
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