Trump scores bitcoin donations worth $2 million from Winklevoss twins
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- The Winklevoss twins announced they each donated $1 million worth of bitcoin to former President Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee in the upcoming election.
Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss have donated a total of $2 million worth of bitcoin to former U.S. President Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee in the upcoming presidential election.
The Winklevoss twins announced their donations with posts to X.
"I just donated $1 million in bitcoin (15.47 BTC) to [Donald Trump] and will be voting for him in November," Tyler Winklevoss said in his post.
"The Biden Administration has openly declared war against crypto. It has weaponized multiple government agencies to bully, harass, and sue the good actors in our industry in an effort to destroy it," the Gemini CEO also said in a lengthy explanation of why he thinks Trump is the better choice for president.
Tyler's twin brother Cameron Winklevoss followed suit, also posting his reasons for donating $1 million worth of bitcoin to Trump. "President Trump is: pro-bitcoin, pro-crypto, pro-business," he said.
Not only did Trump's campaign recently begin accepting crypto donations, but the former President has also made efforts to position himself as the candidate most likely to support crypto.
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