Trump rewrites crypto rules in first 100 days, industry celebrates '180 pivot' from Biden years

People walk past an advertisement feature Donald Trump with Bitcoin in Hong Kong. May James | Lightrocket | Getty Images As President Donald Trump hit the 100-day mark this week for his second term in office, his approval numbers were lower than for any administration at this point in over seven decades. Don't tell that to the crypto community. Trump ran for office on a promise to make America "the crypto capital of the world." Those who got behind that message say he's already delivered, or at least gotten off to a hot start. A blitz of executive actions, strategic appointments, and early wins, from the creation of a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve to the rollback of enforcement-heavy SEC tactics, has left the industry feeling more welcome in Washington, D.C., than ever. "Every single appointment — I'm happy with from a crypto perspective," said Nic Carter, founding partner at Castle Island Ventures. "The previous financial regulatory apparatus was dead set against crypto, and now it's bee ... Read full article.