Donald Trump most likely doesn’t have much of a technological interest in how any of this blockchain stuff works. He’s probably not interested in any of the ideology behind it either. But he does understand self-promotion and pulling money from his supporters out of thin air. He can definitely appreciate the utility of an asset that defies stringent ways of valuing it, like real estate or the cost of a construction loan. Crypto can be worth whatever someone says it’s worth - just like a Donald Trump property he’s trying to get insurance for or take out a loan against. It also enables a regulation-free funding mechanism for whatever you want to sell to whomever you want to sell it. And the people involved have gazillions of dollars at their disposal to donate, influence and lobby at will. The love affair between Trumpworld and the crypto movement was always destined to be a match made in heaven once they’d found each other.