Bitcoin News on Nostr: Trump wants Bitcoin ‘made in the USA’ after hosting mining industry headsThe ...

Trump wants Bitcoin ‘made in the USA’ after hosting mining industry headsThe presidential candidate showed his support for the crypto mining industry after executives pitched him on how they could strengthen the electrical grid and create new jobs.Donald Trump reiterated his support for the Bitcoin mining industry on Wednesday after hosting a meeting with several executives from United States crypto mining firms.In a June 11 post on the Trump-owned Truth Social, the presidential candidate said he wanted “all the remaining Bitcoin to be MADE IN THE USA!!! [sic]” and claimed it would help the country be “energy dominant.”He claimed Bitcoin BTCtickers down$67,370 was the country’s “last line of defense” against a central bank digital currency. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said in March the U.S. was “nowhere near recommending or let alone adopting a central bank digital currency in any form.”