Former U.S. President Donald Trump said he embraces the cryptocurrency industry because it is good for the country, and that the U.S. should take the lead in the global crypto race before China or any other country, according to a Bloomberg report published Tuesday. 

“If I throw it aside, it’s going to be picked up in another country, most likely China — they’re pretty advanced in that sphere,” Trump said in the Bloomberg interview. “So you have to look at it — what I want, again, is what is good for the country.”

The Republican presidential nominee stated that crypto is “not going away,” and said he plans on releasing another set of NFTs. “I did it three times [and] I’m going to do another one because the people want me to do another one,” Trump said in the interview. Trump had …