Trump family-backed companies are being left behind as crypto recovers
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Bitcoin and other digital assets are staging a recovery. Some crypto industry companies tied to President Donald Trump and his family aren’t keeping up.
In recent days, weak economic data has given traders increased confidence that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates next week, an expectation that’s supporting the prices of Bitcoin and other risky assets. Usually, such an environment would also benefit many Trump family-tied firms, including crypto treasury company ALT5 Sigma and Bitcoin miner American Bitcoin. But a series of idiosyncratic problems has made them miss out on the recovery so far.
Since hitting a low of about $80,500 on Nov. 21, Bitcoin has stormed back to $92,150 as of Thursday afternoon, a 14.5% increase. Since the close on Nov.
20, American Bitcoin is down about 47% to $2.42, while ALT5 Sigma is down 5.4% to $1.58. Trump Media & Technology Group, which in addition to its crypto activities runs social-media platform Truth Social, is an exception, rising nearly 16% since its Nov. 21 low, though it’s still down about 19% in the past month.
Since entering office, President Trump and his appointees have been advocates for crypto-tied investments. The Securities and Exchange Commission and enforcement agencies have dropped cases against crypto firms that during President Joe Biden’s administration had been accused of violating securities laws. The Treasury Department has advocated for the advancement of so-called stablecoins, pegged to the U.S.
dollar, while Trump himself has said the U.S. would created a “strategic reserve" comprised of Bitcoin and other digital assets. At the same time, Trump’s family in the past two years has helped launch several crypto firms
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