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Trump's choices raise doubts about manipulation in the cryptocurrency market

Donald Trump attended the Bitcoin conference last July in Tennessee during his presidential campaign. John Sherry / Getty Images via AFP

Analysis - Donald Trump's announcements about a potential strategic reserve of digital assets have caused a shockwave across the cryptocurrency system. Many experts describe it as "the greatest speculative operation in history."

Claire Balfa, Vice President of the new bank "Deplok": "Everyone has doubts, but no one has evidence." In recent days, an "unhealthy atmosphere" has prevailed in the cryptocurrency sector. The reason is the details provided by Donald Trump last weekend regarding his strategic reserve of digital assets. On Sunday, the President of the United States listed on his social network Truth Social the assets that could make up his future federal reserve, which are Ripple (XRP), Solana (SOL), and Cardano (Ada). In a second post, he later confirmed that the kings of cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin and Ethereum, would also be part of the strategic reserve. This is enough to raise questions among some internet users, such as "Hashour," one of the most influential French specialists in this ecosystem.