Trump has
suggested that the U.S. can recoup wall expenses from Mexico
via alternative
methods, including by cutting its trade surplus with the U.S.. He's also floated the option of invoking the Patriot Act to cut off or tax remittance payments to Mexico from Mexican immigrants living in the U.S. Mexicans sent home $ 25.7 billion in remittances in 2016, according to the Banco de Mexico.
Traders are lining up to buy into Bitcoin en masse
via other
methods as well, with commentators regularly
suggesting the Japanese market is a major force behind the current price rise.