Trump's Latest Crypto Earnings Show "Astonishing" Grift | Pivot

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

July 3, 2026

Duration

53m

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Pivot

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Kara and Scott unpack Trump’s crypto fortune, Democratic primary shakeups, and the Supreme Court’s latest rulings. Then, they discuss SpaceX backing Trump Accounts, OpenAI’s reported proposal to give the government a stake in the company, and Scott's Bending Spoons IPO prediction coming true. 00:00 Intro 00:23 Trump’s Crypto Windfall 9:29 Dems’ “Anti-Establishment Avalanche” 22:11 Supreme Court Decisions 34:31 Government Deals & Big Tech 44:33 Predictions #pivot #podcast #karaswisher #scottgalloway #trump #crypto #democrats #supremecourt #spacex #trumpaccounts #stocks #ipo Producers: Lara Naaman Zoë Marcus Taylor Griffin Todd Wiseman Vox Media's Executive Producer of Podcasts: Nishat Kurwa Subscribe to Pivot on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pivot/id1073226719 Subscribe to Pivot on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4MU3RFGELZxPT9XHVwTNPR Follow us on Instagram and Threads at: https://www.instagram.com/pivotpodcastofficial/ Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@PIVOTPODCAST Send us your questions by calling us at 855-51-PIVOT, or email pivot@voxmedia.com

🎤 SPEAKERS

• Kara Swisher

  host

  Journalist and co-host of Pivot (New York Magazine/Vox Media), covering tech and politics.

• Scott Galloway

  host

  Professor, author, and co-host of Pivot, known for analysis of business, tech, and politics.

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Pivot, featuring Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway, Trump's Latest Crypto Earnings Show "Astonishing" Grift | Pivot explores trump’s crypto grift, Democratic upheaval, Court power shifts, AI shakeout ahead Trump’s reported $1.4B crypto haul while in office is framed as an unprecedented, explicit monetization of presidential power—turning government into a “tollbooth.”

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