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1. Ars Technica (arstechnica@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 13-Nov-2024 04:23:26 JST Ars Technica

   Bitcoin hits record high as Trump vows to end crypto crackdown
   Trump plans to shake up the SEC by installing pro-crypto leaders.
   https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/11/bitcoin-hits-record-high-as-trump-vows-to-end-crypto-crackdown/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

   • Urzl (gooba42@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 13-Nov-2024 04:28:01 JST Urzl

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     @arstechnica How soon before poor people are banned from crypto morning and it becomes the exclusive purview of the global oligarchs?

   • Marcus Jenkins (marcusjenkins@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 13-Nov-2024 04:32:28 JST Marcus Jenkins

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     @arstechnica Apart from repaying Space Karen for his support, what does he, or the nation, stand to gain by pumping crypto? How's this good for the US economy?

   • SaftyKuma (saftykuma@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 13-Nov-2024 05:37:15 JST SaftyKuma

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     @arstechnica

     Oh, the guy who loves sucking up to Putin also happens to enjoys undermine the US dollar (and thus US sovereignty).

     It also happens to be a favorite tool of scam artists, which he also is.

     So not really any surprises here.