Donald Trump met with leading bitcoin mining executives at the former president's Mar-a-Lago residence Tuesday, engaging with them on related policy issues. Why it matters: It's the latest development in the presumptive Republican presidential nominee's newfound embrace of the cryptocurrency industry, as he continues to force it into the 2024 election conversation. Behind the scenes: The mining industry's "Power 30" was in the room, nine to 11 executives from firms collectively representing 30% of the total computing power on the Bitcoin network, according to Jayson Browder, a senior vice president at Marathon ... (full story)