
Trump's MAGA PUMP and DUMP con that enriches him and his MATES
03/03/2025
If you think blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies/assets can be good ideas (many do and for many good reasons), then you should be MAD that Trump is undermining trust in cryptocurrencies by politicising the market and rewarding pump-and-dump scams.
LAST NIGHT
PUMP AND DUMP behaviour.
TRUMP'S PUMP AND DUMP
- The term "pump and dump" means that certain investors buy a financial asset cheaply and then actively try to increase its market value by spreading positive stories, for example, on social media or various internet forums, which causes the price to rise.
- This is a well-known phenomenon, especially among "small" stocks, but also very much in the crypto world.
- With a PUMP "tweet, " Trump has significantly increased the opportunity to improve his (and his cronies) wealth.
- With a DUMP, many in the know have made a financial killing
- This is a behaviour that is illegal in most cases.
A CRYPTO RESERVE,
- There has long been speculation that Trump would introduce a so-called "Strategic Bitcoin Reserve" where the US government would hold Bitcoin reserves.
- It is noteworthy that he is NOT talking about a Bitcoin Reserve but a Crypto Reserve; specifically, he mentions several other cryptocurrencies.
- Trump explicitly mentions Solana as one of the blockchains.
- And guess what? Trump's meme coin, $Trump, has just been launched on the Solana blockchain. In other words, Trump directly allows the US government to buy $Trump coins.
CONCLUSION
- What next? Are there no limits to what Trump will do to enrich himself and, in the process, significantly undermine confidence in the global financial system?
Source:
- https://news.sky.com/story/crypto-prices-rally-after-trump-names-bitcoin-and-others-for-us-strategic-reserve-13320614
- Trump Confirms Bitcoin Reserve Plans—$15 trillion Price Boom ... - Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2024/12/14/trump-confirms-bitcoin-reserve-plans-15-trillion-price-boom-predicted/.
- Trump reaffirms plans to do 'something great with crypto' under new .... https://cryptoslate.com/insights/trump-reaffirms-plans-to-do-great-things-with-crypto-under-new-administration/.
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