Vice President JD Vance to Headline Bitcoin Conference, Following Trump’s Lead

Vice -President JD Vance has been set to head the world’s largest Bitcoin conference a year after President Donald Trump spoke during the event.

The organizers of Bitcoin 2025 announced the news on Friday and noted that it would be the first time that a vice -president ever torled a crypto event to give Bitcoin public support. A source that is familiar with the Vice President scheme confirmed Decrypt that he will speak at the conference.

Last year, President Trump spoke At the Bitcoin 2024 conference of July in Nashville, Tennessee, prior to his victory in November and returns to the White House.

The Republican President, who promised to help the industry during his campaign, said at the conference that all future Bitcoin had to be beaten by American companies and invested investors to never sell their stock.

Vice President Vance is also familiar with the crypto world. He made public In 2021 he had between $ 100,000 and $ 250,000 on Bitcoin while running for the Senate, and worked under Libertarian billionaire -investor Peter Thiel – an advocate of Crypto.

Since President Trump returned to position in January, he has set up a strategic Bitcoin reserve and separated a stock for digital assets, and signed the first crypto-related bill, while his SEC has deleted a number of lawsuits against companies in space. He even launched his own Solana Meme Coin only a few days before his inauguration.

Trump’s crypto transactions have taken a control of top democrats and industrial observers who have said that he used his position to promote his own business interests. However, many proponents of the industry have praised their support and returning regulatory checks.

The two oldest sons of the president, Eric and Donald Jr., are both listed to speak on Bitcoin 2025, together with the AI ​​and Crypto Tsar of the White House, David Sacks.

Bitcoin 2025 takes place in Las Vegas, Nevada from 27-29 May.

Edited by James Rubin