Crypto Corruption in Trump World

This article is part of the series, “Left Hook Economics: The Dollars & Sense Policy Forum.”

PERI’s Gerald Epstein demonstrates how Trump went from crypto sceptic to one of the world’s biggest crypto evangelists, and how this intersection of Trump and crypto has boosted corruption to a whole new level.

“Trump has used the powers of the presidency to trade presidential favors for vast sums of money. Cryptocurrencies and assets have proved a superb vehicle for collecting on this largesse.”