In so doing, the 26-year-old founder demonstrated a real-world consumer use case for crypto, earning him a spot on CoinDesk's Most Influential 2024 list.
If the prediction market's traders are right – and lately, they've been right – the election results are even more bullish for crypto than they appear.
Analysts expect a broad market rally and changes in SEC leadership. Trump’s crypto policies include a bitcoin strategic reserve, banning a central bank digital currency and freeing Ross Ulbricht.