Democrats made the president’s alleged self-dealing and “crypto pay-offs” a defining issue in the elections, helping them win in Republican strongholds.
New York/London | Crypto executives are braced for a painful reckoning after the Democrats stormed to victory in the US midterm elections and vowed to investigate the Trump family and its ties to the industry.
Democrats made the president’s alleged self-dealing and “crypto pay-offs” a defining issue in the elections, helping them win in Republican strongholds across the US.
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