{"id":"tp-12617","type":"article-newspaper","title":"Make Bitcoin great again - what Donald Trump’s backing of crypto could mean for the industry","author":"Sheena Jordan","publisher":"TOKENPOST Inc.","url":"https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/12617","datePublished":"2024-08-07T02:01:09.000Z","dateModified":"2024-08-07T02:01:09.000Z","language":"en","abstract":"Bitcoin, a cryptocurrency infamous for its price volatility and environmental impact, has become a focal point of the US presidential campaign.","section":"Business","references":[{"title":"environmental impact","url":"https://www.ft.com/content/17df0570-e573-4990-b3ab-f1d54c8e55e4"},{"title":"headlined","url":"https://www.cnbc.com/2024/07/27/trump-bitcoin-conference-harris.html"},{"title":"claimed","url":"https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/27/us/politics/trump-bitcoin-crypto.html"},{"title":"crypto","url":"https://www.econotimes.com/Make-Bitcoin-great-again-what-Donald-Trumps-backing-of-crypto-could-mean-for-the-industry-1683411#"},{"title":"raised US$25 million","url":"https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/01/trumps-bitcoin-strategy-shared-ceos-heres-what-he-told-them.html"},{"title":"accepting cryptocurrency donations","url":"https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/21/trump-campaign-starts-taking-cryptocurrency-donations.html"},{"title":"surged","url":"https://www.coinbase.com/en-gb/price/bitcoin"},{"title":"feasibility of Trump’s promises","url":"https://www.ft.com/content/8d5cafeb-7304-41a3-bd30-f5de15841ec3"},{"title":"CC BY-NC-SA","url":"http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/"},{"title":"pledged","url":"https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/jul/29/bitcoin-price-donald-trump-backs-cryptocurrency-us-election"},{"title":"hold Bitcoin","url":"https://www.banklesstimes.com/news/2024/08/01/top-5-countries-holding-the-most-bitcoin/#:%7E:text=The%20top%20five%20countries%20holding,valued%20at%20over%20%243%20billion."},{"title":"£3 billion in Bitcoin","url":"https://www.ft.com/content/605a7ca9-3f5f-47e6-ab5c-818b9a1bf0d5"},{"title":"fraud and cybercrime","url":"https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/2024-crypto-crime-report-introduction/"},{"title":"large amount of Bitcoin","url":"https://cointelegraph.com/news/big-bitcoin-miners-growing-threat-bitcoin"},{"title":"criticised","url":"https://www.business-standard.com/world-news/trump-calls-for-us-to-become-crypto-capital-at-nashville-bitcoin-conference-124072800045_1.html"},{"title":"said","url":"https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-bitcoin-cryptocurrency-stockpile-6f1314f5e99bbf47cc3ee6fc6178588d"},{"title":"sentenced to 25 years in prison","url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/sam-bankman-fried-ftx-fraud-sbf-bahamas-b2440967.html"},{"title":"fallen by 15%","url":"https://www.euronews.com/business/2024/07/09/germanys-sale-of-seized-bitcoin-could-be-dampening-btc-prices-further"},{"title":"astonishing amount","url":"https://digiconomist.net/bitcoin-energy-consumption"},{"title":"launched","url":"https://www.eia.gov/pressroom/releases/press550.php"},{"title":"blocked","url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24440902-cryptoenergytro"},{"title":"“irreparable injury”","url":"https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/feb/27/crypto-mining-electricity-use"},{"title":"higher electricity costs","url":"https://fortune.com/crypto/2024/03/01/department-energy-survey-bitcoin-miners-legal-backlash/"},{"title":"driving Bitcoin’s price","url":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1544612321002282"},{"title":"TokenPost","url":"https://www.tokenpost.com"}]}