President Donald Trump promised crypto investors he’d usher in an era of legitimacy for an industry that’s long been relegated to the financial wilderness — dismissed by some mainstream investors as an highly speculative bet at best or an elaborate Ponzi scheme at worst.

President Trump is facing backlash after he and first lady Melania Trump launched two cryptocurrency tokens just days before his inauguration. While the move sparked predictable criticism

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump have both have issued crypto meme coins that could earn them billions of dollars. The move is raising ethics concerns as the president promotes the cryptocurrency industry while experts say he's in a position to make determinations about it.