Huuma Finance's co-founder Erbil Karaman described the atmosphere of the $148 million dinner with Donald Trump as "tense and eventful".
Most of the 220 attendees were "primarily Asian", and the food quality was "disappointing". Despite this last detail, Karaman said he would "definitely" do it again if given the opportunity.
Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity
As the head of cross-border payment financial platform Huuma Finance, Karaman decided to travel to the East Coast to acquire the necessary Trump tokens to get on the leaderboard and see President Trump up close.
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Karaman's primary motivation was frustration with stablecoin regulatory stagnation. For him, this dinner highlighted a "crucial moment of balance in US leadership in financial technology".
[The rest of the translation follows the same professional and accurate approach, maintaining the original structure and meaning while translating to English.]During the election week, while staying in Korea, I heard discussions about plans to follow Trump's pro-cryptocurrency policies by listening to political debates from both sides.
Korean partners were particularly eager to attend dinner. They genuinely believe that these US-led policies could open up global markets, especially during the current economic recession.
