A lot of Americans — myself included — wrote off Donald Trump as an aberration, a fluke 1 term president who would be relegated to the footnotes of American history. It’s now clear that Donald Trump is America, and that his view of what America is and stands for is more in tune with the reality of America in 2024 than my own. While I’m thrilled with what Trump 2.0 means for crypto, I’d be lying to myself and to you if I told you that I’m not scared for the American future. But I’m also a pragmatist and an optimist and a long term believer in the American dream. So, the important work for me right now is accepting reality and acknowledging that I have much to learn and appreciate about what most of America believes and values.

I have the same feeling as you about this. I feel like American just dug its own grave, but at the same time, I really hope I'm wrong about that. I will just focus on my own local environment in Colorado for now.