How Trump flipped from bitcoin skeptic to 'crypto president'

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• Donald Trump was not always a crypto supporter, but he's recently voiced strong support for the industry. 
• Political spending by the industry has made crypto an election issue for both parties, a source told BI.
• The former president's pro-crypto stance is making bitcoin a "Trump trade," Bernstein said.

At a campaign fundraising event in June, former president Donald Trump styled himself as something that would have seemed unlikely not long ago.