A set of "sensible" regulatory guidelines can help make the U.S. a cryptocurrency superpower, according to Eric Trump, executive vice president of the Trump organization and son of president-elect Donald Trump. Speaking to CNBC's Dan Murphy in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Eric Trump said Monday that he'd been a "big fan of crypto for a long time" and his father intends to "make America the crypto capital of the world" on his return to the White House. His comments come shortly after the price of bitcoin, the world's largest cryptocurrency, climbed above $100,000 for the first time. And so, we're incredibly excited on a lot of fronts," Eric Trump said. And again, America, you know, better lead the way, otherwise we're going to leave a lot behind," he added.

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Persons: Eric Trump, Donald Trump, CNBC's Dan Murphy, he'd Organizations: Trump, United, Metrics Locations: U.S, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, DeFi ., America