Trump calls for US to be ‘crypto capital of the planet’ in appeal to Nashville bitcoin conferenceNASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Former President Donald Trump on Saturday laid out his plans to wholeheartedly embrace cryptocurrency if elected for a second term, telling hundreds of cheering supporters of the digital tokens that he wants the U.S. to be a “bitcoin superpower” under his leadership. In his keynote address at a bitcoin conference in Nashville, Tennessee, the Republican presidential nominee promised to make the United States the “crypto capital of the planet” and create a bitcoin “strategic reserve” using the currency that the government currently holds. Trump's keynote address at the Bitcoin 2024 conference showed how radically his position on cryptocurrency has changed over time. The former president appealed to bitcoin fans by pointing to U.S. law enforcement seizures of the digital token. Tennessee’s U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn called Trump’s announcement of a bitcoin strategic reserve a “historic moment.”Trump's remarks came a day after independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. addressed the conference and also pitched launching a strategic bitcoin reserve.

Source: ABC News July 27, 2024 22:23 UTC