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Why Trump might let down his bitcoin fans

The incoming president has pledged to overhaul digital asset regulation, but that is no easy task

By David Wighton
Trump has made lots of friends in the crypto arena who have been promised change
Trump has made lots of friends in the crypto arena who have been promised change Photo: Brett Carlsen/Getty Images

David Wighton is a columnist for Financial News

It is hard to overstate the excitement in the US digital finance world over Donald Trump’s election victory. Fans believe he will make good on his promise to turn the US into the “bitcoin superpower of the world”.

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