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Former President Trump Reaffirms Commitment to Bitcoin Conference After Attack
Former President Donald Trump has reconfirmed that he will attend this year’s Bitcoin conference in Nashville, Tennessee, following an assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania, over the weekend.
We are pleased to announce that Donald Trump has committed to delivering his speech in person at Bitcoin 2024. We are proud to host him and share in the solidarity of the global Bitcoin community and our universal commitment to free speech and peaceful democracy.
— The Bitcoin Conference (@TheBitcoinConf) July 14, 2024
Conference organizers are beefing up security for the annual bitcoin conference in anticipation of Trump’s attendance. “We are pleased to announce that Donald Trump has committed to delivering his keynote address in person at Bitcoin 2024,” organizers said. published on social media. “We are proud to welcome him and share the solidarity of the global bitcoin community and our universal commitment to freedom of expression and peaceful democracy.”
Conference organizers acknowledged security concerns: “We know you have questions about security and what to expect at this historic event. We are actively working with our security teams and cooperating fully with all parties involved to ensure a safe event.”
The event will be streamed live and will also feature keynotes from leading figures in the crypto industry, including MicroStrategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor, ARK Founder and CEO Cathie Wood, presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., artist Russell Brand, whistleblower Edward Snowden, politician and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, and Tennessee Senator Marsha Blackburn.
In January, Trump sparked excitement in the crypto industry when he pledged to ban central bank digital currencies, a long-standing concern for crypto advocates worried about financial oversight.
In May, Trump began accepting cryptocurrencies donations in bitcoin, ether and dogecoin, and vowed to create “a crypto army moving the [Trump] campaign towards victory on November 5th.
“Saving our nation from Biden’s failures requires your support,” Trump’s campaign said this spring. “As Biden imposes regulations and red tape on all of us, [former] President Trump is ready to embrace new technologies that will make America great again.
Other politicians have taken a cue from Trump and also embraced cryptocurrencies. Last week, Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn announced that her campaign would also accept cryptocurrency donations.