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US President Donald Trump made a highly anticipated, albeit incredibly brief, appearance at Blockworks' Digital Asset Summit 2025 in New York.
Gracing the final day of Blockworks' flagship event, Trump dialled in from the White House, speaking for just under 3 minutes. Here's what the leader of the free world had to say.
On the US Dominating Crypto
"It's an honor to speak with you about how the United States is going to dominate crypto and the next generation of financial technologies, and it's not going to be easy, but we're way ahead."
White House Crypto Support
"Just two weeks ago, we hosted the first-ever White House Digital Asset Summit, bringing together many of the world's top leaders in crypto for a conversation led by our White House, AI and crypto. David Sachs is fantastic and very brilliant."
Blockhead
On That Bitcoin Reserve
"I signed an order creating the brand new strategic Bitcoin Reserve and the US digital asset stockpile, which will allow the federal government to maximize the value of its holdings instead of foolishly selling them for a fraction of their long-term value. Which is exactly what Biden did; he got a fraction of their value."
Blockhead
On Operation Choke Point
"[We will be] ending the last administration's regulatory war on crypto and Bitcoin, and that includes stopping the lawless operation Choke Point. Operation Choke Point went beyond regulation and I mean far beyond. It was a form of lawfare through government weaponization. Frankly, it was a disgrace. But as of January 2025, all of that is over."
Blockhead
On Stablecoins
"I've also called on Congress to pass landmark legislation creating simple common sense rules for stablecoins and market structure with the right legal framework, institutions large and small will be liberated to invest, innovate and take part in one of the most exciting technological revolutions in history. It's so big. It's, I think as big as you can get."
On America First
"Pioneers like you will be able to improve our banking and payment system and promote greater privacy, security and wealth for American consumers and businesses alike. You will unleash an explosion of economic growth and with the dollar backed stablecoins, you'll help expand the dominance of the US dollar and many, many years to come. It'll be at the top. That's where we want to keep it. We only want to keep it at the top."
"I can already see that the energy and passion of the crypto community is the kind of spirit that built our country and it is exciting to watch as you invent the future of finance. And right here it's going to be right here in the USA. The good old USA. Together, we will make America the undisputed. Superpower in the crypto capital of the world. Thank you. Good luck. God Bless America."
WATCH: The complete Presidential address at the Digital Asset Summit pic.twitter.com/PL2BoGJiws
— Blockworks (@Blockworks_) March 20, 2025
The three-day event, which took place from 18-20 March, brought together 150 of the world’s most influential figures in finance and digital assets.
Some of the biggest names featured at the summit included:
- Michael Saylor, Executive Chairman, MicroStrategy
- Richard Teng, CEO, Binance
- Mohamed El-Erian, Chief Economic Advisor, Allianz
- Brad Garlinghouse, CEO, Ripple
- Anatoly Yakovenko, Co-Founder & CEO, Solana Labs
- Robbie Mitchnick, Head of Digital Assets, BlackRock
- Cathie Wood, Founder & CEO, ARK Invest
- Mike Novogratz, Founder & CEO, Galaxy Digital
