Trump Calls for US to Be ‘Crypto Capital of the Planet’ in Appeal to Nashville Bitcoin Conference

CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA – JULY 24: U.S. Republican Presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks to attendees during his campaign rally at the Bojangles Coliseum on July 24, 2024 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The rally is the former president’s first since President Joe Biden announced he would be ending his reelection bid. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has laid out his plans to wholeheartedly embrace cryptocurrency if elected for a second term. In his keynote address Saturday 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. He also promised to remove Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler if elected and implement a crypto advisory council, teasing the crowd by asking attendees if anyone wanted to join.