Donald Trump headlined the world’s largest cryptocurrency conference on Saturday, positioning himself as the presidential candidate who will help the industry avoid overreaching federal scrutiny. Speaking to over 10,000 attendees at the 2024 Bitcoin Conference in Nashville, Trump vowed that if elected to a second White House term, “the United States will be the crypto capital of the planet and the Bitcoin superpower of the world.” He also promised to end what he called President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’ “war on crypto” and fire Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler. Trump pledged to appoint a Bitcoin and crypto presidential advisory council to regulate the industry under new rules written by people who love the industry and want to help it grow.
