Nonetheless, the Trump campaign courted the crypto industry throughout his 2024 campaign, promising to make the U.S. a “Bitcoin superpower,” with the government buying a strategic reserve of cryptocurrency, even though Trump once dismissed crypto as “based on thin air.”

As Donald Trump prepares to fulfill a lengthy list of campaign promises, the president-elect’s vow to ensure that all remaining Bitcoin is “made in the USA” may prove to be one of the most challenging to keep.

Donald Trump’s “Made in USA” Bitcoin pledge is hitting the hard wall of blockchain reality. Back in June, the ‘crypto president’ posted on Truth Social that he wanted all remaining Bitcoin to be mined in the United States.