Political figures or families back or launch stablecoins/DeFi ecosystems that can capture rents and exploit regulatory gaps, intertwining lobbying, AML risk, and personal enrichment.
— Impacts corruption oversight, campaign finance transparency, crypto regulation, and sanctions enforcement if political power is used to normalize or shield these instruments.
Arnold Kling
2025.08.16
100% relevant
WSJ-cited details on the Trump family’s World Liberty Financial ‘USD1’ coin promoted via PancakeSwap (with origins inside Binance) and CZ’s lobbying link to a Trump Jr. associate.
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