Steve Bannon, former chief strategist to U.S. President Donald Trump, confirmed that he wants to launch a cryptocurrency of his own.
Speaking to CNBC on Wednesday, the Breitbart co-founder said âtheyâre the future,â adding that âweâre working on some tokens now, utility tokens, potentially, for the populist movement on a worldwide basis.â
Bannon first hinted at the idea in June, though at the time he was hesitant about revealing too many details of his cryptocurrency plans, according to the New York Times.
He did contemplate naming his token the âdeplorables coinâ at the time, referencing a term used by former Secretary of State and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton to describe Trumpâs supporters during the 2016 presidential campaign.
On Wednesday, Bannon spoke about the cryptocurrency space more broadly as well, saying âI think these cryptocurrencies have a huge aspect in the future. Obviously, thereâs problems in the markets, problems about what itâs used for.â
That being said, he said most ICOs have been disasters. As such, Bannon insisted the product he and his team are currently working on has to have âquality.â
Bannon also commented on a few other cryptocurrencies in the markets already, saying, âI like bitcoin. I own bitcoin,â but saying he does not own any ether.
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