Press Coverage August 17, 2026

Trump Crypto Firm Backs Venture Offering AI From Restricted Chinese Companies

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Peter E. Jeydel

Peter Jeydel, a partner in Troutman Pepper Locke’s Sanctions + Trade Controls Practice Group, was quoted in the August 17, 2026, Reuters article, “Trump Crypto Firm Backs Venture Offering AI From Restricted Chinese Companies.” The Reuters article was also cited in CNBC TV 18 and Traders Union.

  • “On one hand, people could say this is a China-hawk administration, and there is a tension with this type of business collaboration,” said Peter Jeydel, an attorney who leads the sanctions and trade controls team at Troutman Pepper Locke in Washington. “On the other hand, it can be argued that this Trump presidency has been less aggressive in targeting Chinese companies in favor of a business-first approach. This collaboration would be consistent with that.”
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  • Peter Jeydel, an attorney at Troutman Pepper Locke, says the collaboration can be seen either as a contradiction for a China-hawk administration or as consistent with a Trump presidency that has been less aggressive in targeting Chinese companies.

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