Buyers of his branded sneakers paid a lot of money for them, sometimes in crypto, the former president observed.
Former United States President Donald Trump indicated his administration would take a possibly positive position on cryptocurrency if he were to be elected to the White House again. He spoke about Bitcoin and cryptocurrency in an interview with CNBC released on March 11.
“It’s taken [on] its own life. Sometimes I do little things for fun and, you know, make money with it,” Trump said. He said he has not bought Bitcoin (BTC), but “[I] will sometimes let people pay through Bitcoin.” He added:
The former Republican president and current presidential candidate released a run of 1,000 branded sneakers. Many of the pairs were paid for in cryptocurrency, “and I couldn’t believe the amount,” he said.
