In Nashville, Bitcoiners and American politics collide

The crowd cheered.

Ulbricht was a major theme of the weekend. A booth frequently manned by Ulbricht’s mother, Lyn, passed out free T-shirts. Bitcoin Magazine CEO David Bailey has said that Vice President Kamala Harris should vow to commute Ulbricht’s sentence before engaging with the bitcoin community.

The crowd throughout the weekend skewed young, with many minors tagging (or being dragged) along with their parents.

A baby, just 14 weeks old, sat in the front row during Trump’s speech, donning a MAGA onesie and headphones. The outing was made difficult by the venue’s no-bag policy, the mother told me, which extended to strollers. But she had no regrets.

Another attendee told me he opted to leave his two-and-a-half-year-old at home, saying the security and crowd were “too much,” although his child has already been to 16 conferences.

Several young blond children ran around the Nashville Municipal Auditorium on Thursday night where conference attendees gathered for a karate combat fight. I was told they were Kennedy’s grandchildren. The independent presidential candidate was inside, posing for selfies and commentating on the action in the ring.

Despite bitcoin’s relatively quiet price action in recent weeks, the mood was, generally speaking, positive. Most side events featured passed hors d’oeuvres and buffets — companies shelling out is a true bull market signal.

As one man made his way over to a saved seat toward the front of the room for Trump’s speech, I overheard him bragging to his friends. A woman the night before had agreed to leave the bar with him “without even seeing the Lambo.”

After all, what would a bitcoin conference be without the mention of a Lamborghini?

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