Trump's social media company considering crypto payment service, NY Times reports

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's social media company is considering developing a cryptocurrency payment service, the New York Times reported on Thursday.

Trump Media & Technology Group filed a trademark application on Monday for a service called TruthFi, which it described as a platform for crypto payments and trading in digital assets, the Times reported.

(Reporting by Ismail Shakil and Eric Beech)

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