Sean Rameswaram

We heard earlier in the show about how Trump won over libertarians by promising them their king would be freed, Ross Ulbricht. How did he win over the crypto community? Did he make any promises there?

So I know it's only been a week, but how has our first crypto president delivered so far, if at all, for his community other than pardoning Ross?

So I know it's only been a week, but how has our first crypto president delivered so far, if at all, for his community other than pardoning Ross?

So I know it's only been a week, but how has our first crypto president delivered so far, if at all, for his community other than pardoning Ross?

Okay, and beyond all the executive action, he also launched his own meme coin last week, right? Yeah.

Okay, and beyond all the executive action, he also launched his own meme coin last week, right? Yeah.

Okay, and beyond all the executive action, he also launched his own meme coin last week, right? Yeah.

Okay, so with regard to, you know, Political ethics here, we have in some sense more of the same from the president. But this time there might be implications for the broader financial system, which is to say all of us personally could get affected by a cozier relationship between the president and the crypto community.

Okay, so with regard to, you know, Political ethics here, we have in some sense more of the same from the president. But this time there might be implications for the broader financial system, which is to say all of us personally could get affected by a cozier relationship between the president and the crypto community.

Okay, so with regard to, you know, Political ethics here, we have in some sense more of the same from the president. But this time there might be implications for the broader financial system, which is to say all of us personally could get affected by a cozier relationship between the president and the crypto community.

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Tony Rahm, friend of the show. He writes for WashingtonPost.com. Peter Balanon Rosen and Amanda Balanon Llewellyn made our show today. Amina Alsadi edited. Laura Bullard fact-checked with an assist from Victoria Chamberlain. Andrea Christen's daughter and Rob Byers mixed and mastered. This is Today Explained. Today Explained.

Tony Rahm, friend of the show. He writes for WashingtonPost.com. Peter Balanon Rosen and Amanda Balanon Llewellyn made our show today. Amina Alsadi edited. Laura Bullard fact-checked with an assist from Victoria Chamberlain. Andrea Christen's daughter and Rob Byers mixed and mastered. This is Today Explained. Today Explained.

TikTok is in a state of flux. About a week ago, it disappeared for about 14 hours, even though it didn't have to. Then it came back and sent everyone in the United States essentially a Trump ad. And then Trump enters office and signs an executive order saying he's going to kick the TikTok deadline down the road, but no one knows if that's constitutional.

TikTok is in a state of flux. About a week ago, it disappeared for about 14 hours, even though it didn't have to. Then it came back and sent everyone in the United States essentially a Trump ad. And then Trump enters office and signs an executive order saying he's going to kick the TikTok deadline down the road, but no one knows if that's constitutional.

TikTok is in a state of flux. About a week ago, it disappeared for about 14 hours, even though it didn't have to. Then it came back and sent everyone in the United States essentially a Trump ad. And then Trump enters office and signs an executive order saying he's going to kick the TikTok deadline down the road, but no one knows if that's constitutional.

In the meantime, a bunch of Americans downloaded a way more Chinese app called RedNote, and some of them started pledging allegiance to Xi Jinping and the Chinese Communist Party. No joke.

In the meantime, a bunch of Americans downloaded a way more Chinese app called RedNote, and some of them started pledging allegiance to Xi Jinping and the Chinese Communist Party. No joke.

In the meantime, a bunch of Americans downloaded a way more Chinese app called RedNote, and some of them started pledging allegiance to Xi Jinping and the Chinese Communist Party. No joke.

Long live China. Long live Xi Jinping. Big up to Mao Zedong.