Former U.S. President and the Republican candidate, Donald Trump, will be the key speaker at a fundraising event in Nashville coinciding with the Bitcoin Conference. The highest-priced ticket stands at $844,600 each.
An invitation shared with the public reveals that the event on July 27 aligns with Trump’s scheduled keynote address at the conference, the most significant congregation of cryptocurrency enthusiasts in the country.
The premium tickets, which grant access to a roundtable discussion with Trump, are set at the maximum donation limit individuals can contribute to the Trump 47 Committee, the prominent fundraising committee for Trump and the Republican party.
One tier below offers a photo opportunity with the former president at $60,000 per individual or $100,000 per couple, as outlined in the invitation.
Trump committed to headlining the event at Music City Center shortly after surviving an assassination attempt on July 13.
Requests for comments on Trump’s presence in Nashville from a spokesperson for the Trump campaign remain unanswered.
Trump has recently rebranded himself as the crypto-friendly candidate for the presidential race, a stark change from his previous stance during his presidency.
In April, Trump launched a new NFT collection on the Solana blockchain and has been expressing increasingly positive views on cryptocurrency since then.
The Trump campaign is now accepting digital currency donations, with Trump personally committing to safeguarding the rights of individuals who opt for self-custody of their assets, eschewing centralized entities like Coinbase.
Trump’s commitments at the Libertarian National Convention in May included keeping Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and her associates away from Bitcoin owners.
At a meeting with Bitcoin mining executives at Mar-a-Lago, Trump announced a potential future scenario where all new bitcoins would be minted in the U.S. if he were to be re-elected to the presidency.
Earlier this week, the presidential nominee for the Republicans unveiled Ohio Senator JD Vance as his running mate, widely seen as a positive move for the crypto community. Vance has advocated for relaxed regulations on crypto and publicized his ownership of bitcoin in 2022.
This stands in stark contrast to the Biden administration, which has displayed a consistently cautious approach to crypto regulation, with increased SEC interventions in the sector during Biden’s tenure.
Despite the absence of concrete regulations from Congress, the U.S. has emerged as one of the most active enforcers of penalties and legal proceedings against crypto companies under the Biden administration.
In the current political climate, the crypto community has emerged as a crucial source of funding and support.
