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There are more reactions coming from the tech industry as the US wakes up.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos congratulated Trump on “an extraordinary political comeback and decisive victory.”

“No country has greater opportunities,” he says said. “Wishes @realDonaldTrump every success in leading and uniting the America we all love.”

Bezos, who also owns the Washington Post, came under criticism last week defended the newspaper’s decision not to endorse a presidential candidate this year.

Cameron Winklevoss, co-founder of exchange Twinreflected the upbeat mood in the crypto industry this morning. In his campaign, Trump described his plan to boost crypto growth and make the US a crypto mining powerhouse.

“Imagine how much we will achieve in the next four years now that the crypto industry will not spend billions of dollars on legal fees fighting the SEC, but will instead invest this money in building the future of money” , he said. “Great wait.”

The CEO of gambling platform Polymarket described the result as a vindication of its business model. ‘Polymarket single-handedly called the election’ Shayne Coplan said. He claimed the Trump team found out they were winning against Polymarket.

Marc Andreessen, general partner of venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, also expressed optimism. “It’s time to build,” he said saidfollowing an earlier statement from Elon Musk.