| ▲ | bix6 6 hours ago | |
What does the UAE get out of this? Is it just a massive financial loss in exchange for US market access? | ||
| ▲ | fib11235 5 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |
One of NYT's recent podcasts (The Daily) covered this, basically the Biden administration was reluctant to give the UAE access to Nvidia chips because of their close dealings with China. 2 weeks after this crypto investment, the white house agrees to give the UAE access to the chips. Here's an article if you're interested: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/us/politics/trump-uae-chi... | ||
| ▲ | ceejayoz 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |
> What does the UAE get out of this? What does the UAE gain by funneling $2B to Trump, who is notoriously a) transactional and b) one of the most powerful people on the planet? | ||