Hunter Biden sits down with CoinDesk’s Nik De on Election Day to talk about his $LAPTOP meme token, Democrats’ crypto blind spot and why he’s done hiding. Biden blames the token’s chaotic launch on a market maker he says put just $5,000 to work. He calls himself a “true believer” in crypto, and says most Democrats who weigh in on it “don’t know anything about it.” He also argues that President Trump’s personal crypto ventures are a danger to the industry, and says Trump’s refusal to accept ethics provisions is the only reason market structure legislation stalled. Plus, his take on the swift dismissal of charges against two FBI agents tied to the laptop investigation why he chose to “walk through the fire” instead of disappearing.
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Timecodes:
00:00 - Hunter Biden Joins CoinDesk
01:40 - Why He’s a Crypto “True Believer”
02:44 - The First Meme Coin With a Built-In Prediction Market
03:28 - Why Progressives Have Crypto Wrong
04:27 - What Happened at the $LAPTOP Launch
06:47 - $LAPTOP Tokenomics and the 5% Charity Floor
09:02 - Hunter Biden’s Election Day Predictions
12:56 - Why Crypto Money Is Flowing to Republicans
14:34 - Why He Says Trump’s Crypto Ventures Are “Dangerous” for the Industry
17:06 - The Ethics Fight That Stalled Market Structure Legislation
22:29 - Owning the Launch, and the Rug Pull Perception
23:52 - A Judge Tosses Charges Against FBI Agents in the Laptop Probe
26:18 - Comey, Don Lemon and the DOJ’s “Eye of Sauron”
29:58 - Can Government Weaponization Be Stopped?
35:00 - Iran, Vietnam and the Nuclear Codes
37:19 - Why Hunter Biden Stays in the Public Eye
