Big tech is paying for Trumps White House ballroom | TechCrunch
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- The White House released a list of the project’s funders on Thursday.
- The list includes some of the most influential American tech companies, like Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta, and Microsoft.
- The crypto industry is also represented among the White House ballroom donors, with money coming from Coinbase, Ripple, Tether America, and the Winklevoss twins.
- It is not clear how much each donor has contributed to the project, but at least $20 million from Google is part of a recent lawsuit settlement.
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