Donald Trump selling Bitcoin Sneakers after keynote speech at Bitcoin 2024

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  • Former U.S. President Donald Trump took to social media on Wednesday to promote Bitcoin sneakers.

First steaks, now sneakers.

Former U.S. President Donald Trump took to social media on Wednesday to promote limited edition Bitcoin-themed sneakers shortly after the Republican candidate in this year's presidential election spoke at Bitcoin 2024.

"Just spoke at the Bitcoin Conference in Nashville, Tennessee on Saturday," Trump said in a Truth Social post. "Get your Bitcoin Sneakers now. These are Limited Edition, they are each numbered, and you can now pay with Bitcoin or your favorite Crypto."

Last Saturday, in a keynote address at the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville, Trump promised to fire SEC chair Gary Gensler and stop the U.S. from selling its bitcoin holdings, creating a “strategic bitcoin reserve,” if elected in November. 

Besides accepting political donations made in crypto, including bitcoin, Trump has also been associated with the sale of NFT collections celebrating his likeness.


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