Political undertones emerge as Bitcoin 2024 arrives in Nashville
The Bitcoin 2024 conference kicked off on July 25 in Nashville, Tennessee with notable speakers such as Donald Trump, Michael Saylor, Cathie Wood, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Russell Brand, and Edward Snowden, and is set to attract record crowds.
11:26 UTC: Cointelegraph US news editor Sam Bourgi and journalist Ana-Paula Pereira are on the ground covering the event with the latest insights, photos and videos from panels and interviews.
The conference has received significant attention in previous weeks as prominent politicians have joined the list of speakers scheduled to participate in the event in Nashville.
Presidential candidates Donald Trump and Robert Kennedy Jr. are the headliners along with other notable speakers such as Michael Saylor, Cathie Wood, and Senators Marsha Blackburn and Cynthia
Bitcoin and Lightning still hold promise for retail banking
15:26 UTC: Christian Catalini, Chief Strategy Officer at Lightspark, and Joey Garcia, Director of Public Affairs, Policy and Regulatory at Xapo Bank, revealed the promise that Bitcoin and Lightning Network will continue to have a significant impact on retail banking.
Catalini emphasized Bitcoin's ability since its inception to seamlessly allow its users to transfer value globally across "more than 200 countries, every day, 24/7 with deep liquidity":
“There is only one asset and that asset is Bitcoin. It has regulatory clarity. It has on-ramps and off-ramps in almost every country around the world.”
BlackRock's clients are mainly interested in BTC and ETH
17:38 UTC: Michael Mitchnick, head of digital assets at BlackRock, revealed the global asset manager's move into cryptocurrencies through its Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded fund products in 2024 in a conversation with Bloomberg's James Seyphart.
"I would say at our customer stage today, their interest is very much in Bitcoin first. There's certainly interest in Ethereum as well but there's very little interest today beyond those two."
Disclaimer: This article is being actively updated on July 25.
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