Hannah Rosen

This episode of Radio Atlantic was produced by Kevin Townsend and Janae West. It was edited by Claudina Bade. We had engineering support from Rob Smerciak, fact-checking by Sarah Kurlewski. Claudina Bade is the executive producer of Atlantic Audio. Andrea Valdez is our managing editor.

This episode of Radio Atlantic was produced by Kevin Townsend and Janae West. It was edited by Claudina Bade. We had engineering support from Rob Smerciak, fact-checking by Sarah Kurlewski. Claudina Bade is the executive producer of Atlantic Audio. Andrea Valdez is our managing editor.

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Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin have been around for a while now. And headlines about crypto always have a boom and bust quality. Overnight billionaires and tech entrepreneurs, scams and collapses on absurd scales. It wasn't clear which way the crypto story was headed because Trump opposed it in his first term. But now he's made a big turnaround.

Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin have been around for a while now. And headlines about crypto always have a boom and bust quality. Overnight billionaires and tech entrepreneurs, scams and collapses on absurd scales. It wasn't clear which way the crypto story was headed because Trump opposed it in his first term. But now he's made a big turnaround.

Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin have been around for a while now. And headlines about crypto always have a boom and bust quality. Overnight billionaires and tech entrepreneurs, scams and collapses on absurd scales. It wasn't clear which way the crypto story was headed because Trump opposed it in his first term. But now he's made a big turnaround.

Trump has become very pro-crypto, pushing to change regulations and create a world where crypto plays a much bigger role in Wall Street and in Washington. all while he and his family stand to profit from crypto investments of their own. I'm Hannah Rosen, and this week on Radio Atlantic, crypto in the new Trump era.

Trump has become very pro-crypto, pushing to change regulations and create a world where crypto plays a much bigger role in Wall Street and in Washington. all while he and his family stand to profit from crypto investments of their own. I'm Hannah Rosen, and this week on Radio Atlantic, crypto in the new Trump era.

Trump has become very pro-crypto, pushing to change regulations and create a world where crypto plays a much bigger role in Wall Street and in Washington. all while he and his family stand to profit from crypto investments of their own. I'm Hannah Rosen, and this week on Radio Atlantic, crypto in the new Trump era.

With so many high-stakes changes coming from the administration, it's easy to push the crypto story aside.

With so many high-stakes changes coming from the administration, it's easy to push the crypto story aside.

With so many high-stakes changes coming from the administration, it's easy to push the crypto story aside.

That's Atlantic staff writer Annie Lowry, who writes about the economy and politics. And she's here to tell us why we shouldn't lose sight of this one. Because what Trump is proposing could have real risks for all of us. And the people who are paying the most attention are the ones pushing for it to happen.

That's Atlantic staff writer Annie Lowry, who writes about the economy and politics. And she's here to tell us why we shouldn't lose sight of this one. Because what Trump is proposing could have real risks for all of us. And the people who are paying the most attention are the ones pushing for it to happen.

That's Atlantic staff writer Annie Lowry, who writes about the economy and politics. And she's here to tell us why we shouldn't lose sight of this one. Because what Trump is proposing could have real risks for all of us. And the people who are paying the most attention are the ones pushing for it to happen.

So let me just start basic. What was the initial idea of cryptocurrency and how did it evolve over time?

So let me just start basic. What was the initial idea of cryptocurrency and how did it evolve over time?

So let me just start basic. What was the initial idea of cryptocurrency and how did it evolve over time?