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Published on July 27, 2024 21:23 GMT+00:00edited on July 27, 2024 21:24 GMT+00:00

Donald Trump further outlined his crypto platform on stage at Nashville's Bitcoin 2024 conference in an address on Saturday after taking the stage an hour after his address was scheduled to begin. 

During Trump's speech, which mainly covered a wide range of general campaign-related policies, the former President also outlined more specific promises when it comes to bitcoin and the wider crypto industry. 

In a remark that led to a strong outburst of cheers from the audience, surprising Trump, the candidate announced that he plans to replace SEC Chair Gary Gensler if elected. Gensler is a common enemy of the crypto industry, which generally sees his policies as unnecessarily punitive towards crypto companies as Gensler views most digital assets to be illegally-issued …