Donald Trump on Monday supplied few particulars a few new cryptocurrency enterprise that the Republican former president, his household and associates unveiled in a stay occasion on X Areas.

Trump engaged in a wide-ranging dialogue that touched on the second obvious assassination try towards him on Sunday and his shift from being a cryptocurrency skeptic to embracing it.

However neither he nor his household offered a lot element concerning the enterprise – World Liberty Monetary – together with the way it was shaped, financed or what companies it could present.

It’s uncommon for a presidential candidate to launch a brand new enterprise so near an election, however Trump has been seeking to court docket digital asset advocates and their {dollars} forward of Election Day on November 5.

After beforehand deriding cryptocurrencies as a rip-off, Trump has embraced digital property throughout his re-election marketing campaign, promising to make the US the “crypto capital of the planet” with light-touch regulation and a nationwide stockpile of bitcoin.

Trump’s two eldest sons, Eric and Donald Jr, have promoted the venture in latest weeks, promising it is going to “rework” the world of digital asset finance, with out elaborating.

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