US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has apparently changed his mind about Bitcoin. The former Commander-in-chief previously said he’s “not a fan of Bitcoin,” said it “seems like a scam,” and claims it “can facilitate unlawful behavior, including drug trade and other illegal activity.”

However, he’s now claiming that he’s “fine” and “good” with the world’s leading crypto and that its future “will be made in the USA.”

The about-face took a few years. As the US President on July 11, 2019, Trump tweeted clearly, “I am not a fan of Bitcoin and other Cryptocurrencies, which are not money, and whose value is highly volatile and based on thin air.

“Unregulated Crypto Assets can facilitate unlawful behavior, including drug trade and other illegal activity… We have only one real currency in the USA, and it is stronger than ever, both dependable and reliable. It is by far the most dominant currency anywhere in the World, and it will always stay that way. It is called the United States Dollar!”

Two years later, Trump’s views on Bitcoin hadn’t changed. He remained decidedly negative. On June 7, 2021, he answered a question about Bitcoin on live TV. “Bitcoin — it just seems like a scam. I don’t like it because it is another currency competing against the dollar. Essentially, it is a currency competing against the dollar. I want the dollar to be the currency of the world. That’s what I’ve always said.”

Trump makes crypto millions, stops attacking Bitcoin

over the past three years, Trump has changed his tune. Indeed, during the 2021 NFT boom, he made a few million dollars from selling digital cards and has since launched several additional collections.

And on May 8 this year, at a paid event at Mar-A-Lago, Trump discussed his views on crypto with owners of his Trump Digital Trading Cards MugShot Edition Commemorative Dinner NFTs. Speaking to owners of these tokens, he lamented crypto entrepreneurs “moving out of the US because of hostility toward crypto.” He promised, “We have to let them be here.