The ethical issues around Trump coin and the overall impact on crypto | The Big Story

Has the White House gone completely "pay for play"? While experts debate the ethics of U.S. President Donald Trump's latest actions including accepting a plane from Qatar, others are watching his foray into cryptocurrency closely. While many in the space have called for more regulation of crypto, "Trump coin" is causing issues for those trying to build cryptocurrencies as a legitimate financial instrument. Host Mike Eppel discusses this with Erica Pimental, Assistant Professor at the Smith School of Business at Queen's University. With a foray into cryptocurrency, U.S. president Donald Trump iA once relatively regulated system of purchasing and holding value in cryptocurrency has started its way down a slippery slope with US President Trump's exclusive pay-for-play Trump Coin, which lines the pockets of the Trump family in more ways than one. But what does this mean for those looking to gain digital capital but aren't looking to be a token in Trump's game of Monopoly? Host Mike Eppel speaks to Erica Pimental, Assistant Professor for the Smith School of Business at Queen's University to make sense of it all. Episode link: https://play.headliner.app/episode/27135921?utm_source=youtube