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Episode
American Conversations: Cryptocurrency in Politics with Zach Everson
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147K
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Episode147K
Show avg259K
Published
15mo ago
Jun 27, 2025
Length
33m
show avg 48m
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What is cryptocurrency and why is it so important in the Trump administration? Zach Everson of Forbes is on this beat and explains it clearly.
- 0:00Welcome
- 1:17Zach shares how he became a cryptocurrency reporter
- 3:48Zach on Trump’s finances as an under-covered story
- 4:49Introduction to crypto: is it just money laundering?
- 6:03Trump’s shift from property money to crypto money
- 7:33Overview of Trump’s crypto ventures, starting with digital trading cards
- 9:06Explanation of blockchain
- 10:15Trading cards as collectibles; comparison to sports cards
- 12:22World Liberty Financial: Trump’s decentralized finance platform
- 14:44Details of Trump’s stake in World Liberty and potential profits
- 15:56Introduction to Trump’s stablecoin (USD1) and how it works
- 17:02Example of $2 billion stablecoin investment and Trump’s cut
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