US President Donald Trump said at a press conference in the White House that bitcoin helps to weaken the pressure on the US dollar. Trump promised that the United States will become the leader in the development of digital assets, so as not to allow China to dominate the market.

Trump assured that, having taken the post of president, he contributed to the creation of the industry, which became strategically significant for the country. According to the politician, the spread of cryptocurrencies in the United States is of foreign policy significance: when there was no crypto industry in the United States, cryptocurrencies have already been actively used in China. Trump admitted that now bitcoin is increasingly being introduced into the internal economy, since more and more people use the first cryptocurrency for payments. Many of the country’s retail outlets began to accept bitcoin for paying for their goods and services:

“I noticed that you pay more and more bitcoin. This removes most of the pressure from the dollar. And this is great for our country. ”

Trump said that he became a “fan of cryptocurrency” just a few years ago. According to him, during the recent recession of the market, Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies sank less than shares. Trump added that he personally does not invest in bitcoins, but his children invest money in various kinds of crypto enterprises.

When asked whether he is ready to suspend the cryptocurrency initiatives of his family, the president stated that his sons are managed by the portfolio, and he himself does not focus on investments, at least during the president’s position.

Last year, the Trump family launched a decentralized loan platform of World Liberty Financial (WLFI) with its own USD1 stablecoin. Trump later launched Trump token, and soon the Melania token, dedicated to the first Lady of the United States, appeared.

Recently, the son of the American president Eric Trump (Eric Trump) made a forecast that the next year Bitcoin could grow to $ 170,000. He admitted that Trump’s family was caused by Mictostrategy Chairman Michael Saylor – this company regularly buys Bitcoin for long -term storage.