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How Trump’s victory sparked a crypto boom

9 December 2024 - 20 mins
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Guardian US tech editor, Blake Montgomery, explains what the US president-elect’s embrace of the cryptocurrency world might mean for his second term. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

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