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Fortune
Leo Schwartz

Trump's $9 billion crypto coin is a windfall—and a new forum for influence buying, ethics expert warns

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Before taking office, Jimmy Carter famously TRUMP and MELANIA coins are hosted on a blockchain, which produces a public, visible record of all transactions. This means that large and unexpected purchases of the coins could signal an attempt to buy influence—though the identity of a given buyer may not always be apparent since blockchain technology also makes it possible to obfuscate purchases by using multiple, or anonymous, wallets.

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