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Apart from Trump, which other politicians will attend this year's BTC conference?
Author: Shelly, Nianqing, ChainCatcher
Bitcoin Magazine CEO David Bailey today confirmed that Vice President Harris will not speak at the BTC 2024 conference. Despite Harris's absence, this year's BTC conference is not lacking in the presence of American politicians. The conference has invited 10 American political guests, including Trump, of which 8 are Republicans, only one is a Democrat, and one is an independent (former Democrat).
Of course, it is not surprising. On the one hand, the host Nashville in Tennessee is traditionally a 'red state', the stronghold of the Republican Party, and both senators from Tennessee will attend. On the other hand, compared to the conservatism of the Democratic Party, the majority of Republicans hold an optimistic attitude towards Crypto, with a recent survey by Paradigm showing that 28% of Republicans hold or have purchased Cryptocurrency, exceeding the national average, and 60% of Republicans tend to have Congress explicitly regulate encryption. A more intuitive data point is that in May of this year, the Republican-dominated FIT21 bill was passed and promoted. The following figure intuitively reflects the voting results of the two parties and their attitudes towards the regulation of digital assets. Recently, the Republican National Convention also approved a new agenda proposed by Trump for the Republican Party, one of which is to support innovative encryption policies.
Voting on the FIT21 bill by the two parties, source: Bitwise
Let's go back and talk about the politicians who participated in the BTC conference and their promotion of encryption.
P.S. Although encryption has become a battleground for voters of both parties and favorable information for the development of the entire industry, in the long run, cooperation between the two parties is needed in order to promote the development and regulation of the encryption industry, which is healthier for the entire ecosystem.