Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will speak at the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville, Tennessee, on July 27.
Organizers of the event also said that Trump has expressed his support for the U.S. Bitcoin sector in May 2024, advocating for financial freedom and advancing the industry on the world stage.
Trump, who is campaigning against Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden in the upcoming U.S. election in November, portrayed himself as a supporter of cryptocurrencies at a San Francisco fundraiser in June, criticizing Democratic efforts to regulate the industry.
The cryptocurrency sector is increasingly seeking to influence U.S. policymakers as it faces increased scrutiny from regulators such as the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
In addition, Trump recently expressed a desire for all remaining Bitcoin tokens to be produced in the US.
Chainlink co-founder Sergey Nazarov predicts that tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) will soon surpass cryptocurrencies in value.
Telegram is facing potential restrictions in India following a significant data breach linked to the app.
Anthony Scaramucci, founder of SkyBridge Capital, announced that Vice President Kamala Harris is working on her campaign’s cryptocurrency policies, with support from crypto advocates.
Terraform Labs, the creator of the Terra (LUNA) ecosystem, has received court approval to wind down operations after settling fraud allegations with the U.S. SEC related to the collapse of its TerraUSD stablecoin and LUNA token, which caused $40 billion in losses in 2022.