Bitcoin, other cryptocurrencies and even the newly minted token bearing Donald Trump's name cooled on Tuesday, after the U.S. president's first set of policies following his inauguration made no reference to the asset class.

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President Donald Trump promised crypto investors he’d usher in an era of legitimacy for an industry that’s long been relegated to the financial wilderness — dismissed by some mainstream investors as an highly speculative bet at best or an elaborate Ponzi scheme at worst.