{"id":234703,"date":"2024-06-20T22:25:10","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T22:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/20\/winklevoss-twins-donate-2-million-in-bitcoin-to-donald-trump\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:16:34","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:16:34","slug":"winklevoss-twins-donate-2-million-in-bitcoin-to-donald-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/20\/winklevoss-twins-donate-2-million-in-bitcoin-to-donald-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Winklevoss Twins Donate $2 Million in Bitcoin to Donald Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/.image\/c_fit%2Ch_800%2Cw_1200\/MjA3MjkzOTExNjUwMDE4NDE0\/gqij8rdakau8vor.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, co-founders of cryptocurrency exchange Gemini, have donated 30.94 Bitcoin, valued at over $2 million, to former President Donald Trump&#8217;s campaign. Both <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/cameron\/status\/1803876953860247831\">Cameron<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BitcoinMagazine\/status\/1803881095429005718\">Tyler<\/a> Winklevoss announced on their X accounts that they contributed 15.47 BTC ($1 million) each to Trump to &#8220;put an end to the Biden Administration&#8217;s war on crypto,&#8221; Cameron stated, stemming\u00a0from the twins&#8217; discontent with the Biden Administration&#8217;s stance on cryptocurrency regulation.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">JUST IN: Winklevoss twins donated 30.94 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bitcoin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Bitcoin<\/a> worth over $2 million to Donald Trump to &quot;put an end to the Biden Admin&#039;s war on crypto.&quot; \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cHD2ENnqZM\">pic.twitter.com\/cHD2ENnqZM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bitcoin Magazine (@BitcoinMagazine) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BitcoinMagazine\/status\/1803881095429005718?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 20, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Tyler Winklevoss criticized the Biden Administration for its hostile approach towards the crypto industry, accusing it of weaponizing government agencies to stifle innovation and target crypto companies.\u00a0&#8220;The Biden Administration has consistently attacked American business across the board and villainized its greatest heroes,&#8221; he stated. He then further highlighted the administration&#8217;s actions, including &#8220;Operation Choke Point 2.0,&#8221; where federal agencies allegedly pressured banks to avoid crypto businesses. Tyler argued that these tactics are detrimental to the American economy and innovation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I also just donated $1 million in bitcoin (15.47 BTC) to Donald Trump and will be voting for him in November. Here\u2019s the TL;DR \u2014 President Trump is:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Pro-Bitcoin\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Pro-Crypto\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Pro-Business,&#8221; Cameron stated.<\/p>\n<p>Tyler also lambasted the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for not establishing clear regulations for cryptocurrencies, instead opting to apply outdated laws. He contended that the SEC&#8217;s approach hampers the utility and growth of digital assets.<\/p>\n<p>The Winklevoss twins believe that Trump&#8217;s pro-Bitcoin and pro-business stance is crucial for the future of the crypto industry in the country. Tyler emphasized the need for a political shift to prevent further harm to the industry and to restore an environment conducive to innovation and economic growth.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;President Donald J. Trump is the pro-Bitcoin, pro-crypto, and pro-business choice. This is not even remotely open for debate. Anyone who tells you otherwise is severely misinformed, delusional, or not telling the truth,&#8221; Tyler concluded. &#8220;It\u2019s time to take our country back. It\u2019s time for the crypto army to send a message to Washington. That attacking us is political suicide. This is why I will be casting my vote for President Trump in November and I hope you will too. Onward!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/business\/winklevoss-twins-donate-2-million-in-bitcoin-to-donald-trump\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, co-founders of cryptocurrency exchange Gemini, have donated 30.94 Bitcoin, valued at over $2 million, to former President Donald Trump&#8217;s campaign.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":234704,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[172],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234703"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=234703"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234703\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/234704"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=234703"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=234703"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=234703"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}