2024

Donald Trump

Bitcoin

The Bitcoin 2024 conference kicked off on July 25 in Nashville, Tennessee with high profile speakers like Donald Trump, Michael Saylor, Cathie Wood, Robert F. Kennedy Jr, Russell Brand and Edward Snowden set to draw record crowds.
<h2 id="the-trump-factor">The Trump factor</h2>
11:26 UTC: Cointelegraph's US news editor Sam Bourgi and journalist Ana-Paula Pereira are on the ground covering the event with the latest insights,&nbsp;pictures and video from panels and interviews.
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 Cointelegraph US news editor Sam Bourgi, journalist Ana-Paula Pereira and Cointelegraph Accelerator's Kyle White at Bitcoin 2024 in Nashville.
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The conference has garnered significant attention in the preceding weeks as prominent politicians joined the lineup of speakers set to feature at the event in Nashville.&nbsp;
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 Donald Trump is the headline speaker brandishing adverts around Nashville.&nbsp;
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Presidential candidates Donald Trump and Robert Kennedy Jr are two major drawcards along other notable speakers like Michael Saylor, Cathie Wood, senators Marsha Blackburn, Cynthia Lummis&nbsp;
Related:&nbsp;<a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/donald-trump-reelection-campaign-raised-crypto" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Trump reelection campaign raised $3M in crypto for Q2 2024</a>
<h2 id="bitcoin-and-lightning-still-hold-promise-for-retail-banking">Bitcoin and Lightning still hold promise for retail banking</h2>
15:26 UTC: Lightspark chief strategy officer&nbsp;Christian Catalini and Xapo Bank&nbsp;director of public affairs, policy and regulation Joey Garcia unpack the promise that Bitcoin and the Lightning Network will still significantly impact retail banking.
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 Lightspark's Chris Catalini, Xapo Bank's Joey Garcia and Nolan Bauerle discuss Bitcoin's potential in the retail banking sector.
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Catalini emphasized the ability of Bitcoin from its inception to seamlessly allow its users to transfer value globally across "more than 200 countries, every day, 24/7 with deep liquidity':
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 "There's only one asset and that asset is Bitcoin. It has regulatory clarity. It has on and off ramps in pretty much every country around the globe."
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Related:&nbsp;<a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/vaneck-says-bitcoin-could-hit-2-9-million-per-coin-by-2050" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">VanEck says Bitcoin could hit $2.9 million per coin by 2050</a>
<h3 id="blackrock-clients-are-mainly-interested-in-btc-eth">BlackRock' clients are mainly interested in BTC, ETH</h3>
17:38 UTC: BlackRock head of digital assets Michael Mitchnick unpacked the global asset manager's move into cryptocurrencies through Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange traded-fund products in 2024 in conversation with Bloomberg's James Seyffart.
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 Bloomberg's James Seyffart alongside BlackRock's Michael Mitchnick on the Nakamoto main stage.&nbsp;
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 "I would say that our client phase today, their interest overwhelmingly is in Bitcoin first. There's definitely interest in Ethereum too but there's very little interest today beyond those two."
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Disclaimer: This article is being actively updated on 25 July.&nbsp;
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Political undertones stand out as Bitcoin 2024 hits Nashville

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