Trump’s promise to loosen crypto regulations may be boon for extremist groups
Trump’s policies could aid terrorist and far-right groups who use cryptocurrency to help quietly finance their ends
The return of Donald Trump in the White House is promising many things: mass deportations, an end to inflation, and perhaps the first cryptocurrency-friendly presidency, which is widely expected to loosen regulations on the emergent technology.
While that is music to the ears of crypto investors and enthusiasts who poured money into his campaign, there are other unlikely winners for such policies, including far-right extremists and terrorist organizations who are using crypto to finance their ends.
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