The ex-president and RFK Jr were among the stars of this year’s Bitcoin conference, where there was no line for the women’s bathroom
Both Robert F Kennedy Jr and Donald Trump appealed to crypto enthusiasts at the bitcoin conference in Nashville over the weekend.Both Robert F Kennedy Jr and Donald Trump appealed to crypto enthusiasts at the bitcoin conference in Nashville over the weekend.
Though his speech touched upon favorite talking points – the southern border, “dangerous” cities, and “radical left” Kamala Harris – the biggest reaction came when he promised: “On day one, I will fire Gary Gensler.” Trump was visibly taken aback when the audience rose to its feet and roared in approval. Gensler is the chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission, which has its eye on crypto markets.
When the crowd sensed Trump was wrapping up – he spoke for approximately 50 minutes – everyone rose to their feet to applaud. When he called them “the modern-day Edisons, and Wright brothers, and Carnegies, and Henry Fords”, they ate it up. “Does this feel normal?” Snowden asked, referring to the politicians at Bitcoin 2024 – which, in addition to the presidential candidates, included half a dozen Republican senators and congresspeople, and one Democrat. “The fact that they’re here … it feels a bit unusual.
“The last four years, we’ve faced a lot of adversaries,” Amanda Fabiano, a bitcoin consultant, said during a panel on Friday. “It’s nice and refreshing to have politicians look at us and say: ‘Hey, you’re not criminals and ruining the environment.’” She was primarily at the conference as a Trump supporter.
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