# Trump’s 9 Crypto Moves

*Author: Bankless*
*Published: Jan 24, 2025*
*Source: https://www.bankless.com/es/read/trumps-9-crypto-moves*

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Trump’s 9 Crypto Moves 

  
  Published on Jan 24, 2025

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Digital Euro Incoming?
  

  

 

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e4/b7/e4b77544-5a37-4f0b-8824-8440aa348476/content/images/2025/01/Group-14---2025-01-24T172750.064.png)](https://www.bankless.com/dashboard)- **⚖️ EU Charging Towards Digital Euro.** Pushing back against Trump's stance against CBDCs, a European Central Bank leader pushed colleagues toward one, [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/technology/ecb-pitches-digital-euro-response-trumps-crypto-push-2025-01-24/) reports.
- **💰 Silk Road Founder May Have $47M in BTC Holdings.** Newly released Ross Ulbricht may be rejoining society with major BTC wealth [if he still holds access to hundreds of bitcoin](https://decrypt.co/302515/bitcoin-donations-silk-road-ross-ulbricht-millions-old-wallets).
- **🎨 Azuki's ANIME Launch Success. **Azuki's Animecoin token surpassed a [$620M FDV](https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/anime/) at launch, one day after launch.
📸**Daily Market Snapshot: **What's a presidential memecoin worth? The market continues to go through price discovery, with TRUMP falling 11% Friday and resting at just above $30. Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin had some harsh words for political memecoins, [calling them](https://x.com/VitalikButerin/status/1882527216782774511) a "perfect bribery vehicle."

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  **Crypto**
   
          $3.67T
       

  
    
    ↗ 1.5%
    
  

   
    
    ↗ 0.3%
    
  

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  **BTC**
   
          $105,059
       

  
    
    ↗ 0.7%
    
  

   
    
    ↗ 0.4%
    
  

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  **ETH**
   
          $3,332
       

  
    
    ↗ 0.7%
    
  

   
    
    ↘ 4.3%  

 

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ANALYSIS

  
  

9 Crypto Actions from Trump’s Big First Week
  
  
   
     
     Bankless Authors: 
     
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      Kazu Umemoto](https://www.bankless.com/author/kazu)
     
    
 

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e4/b7/e4b77544-5a37-4f0b-8824-8440aa348476/content/images/2025/01/image---2025-01-24T164658.194.png)](https://www.bankless.com/read/crypto-actions-from-trumps-big-first-week)Even though Donald Trump was only sworn into office this past Monday, it has already been a pretty interesting week, to say the least. What kicked off everything was the launch of the TRUMP and MELANIA memecoins, a move which triggered plenty of mixed reactions from the crypto community ([including from Vitalik himself](https://x.com/VitalikButerin/status/1882527216782774511)). 

After the inauguration, however, Trump got to work, signing executive orders pertaining to the crypto space and pardoning some notable names.

*Here’s a rundown of some top events that occurred over the past week! 👇*

[Read on Bankless.com](https://www.bankless.com/read/crypto-actions-from-trumps-big-first-week)
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