Donald Trump convened an industry roundtable ahead of his keynote address on Saturday in Nashville to test out his talking points. A mix of CEOs from the crypto sector attended, including leaders from the centralized crypto exchanges and bitcoin miners. CNBC spoke to more than half a dozen people in the room.

It was a multi-hour wait to get through Secret Service's tight security protocol and into the highly barricaded section of the main floor where the former president would soon take to the Nakamoto main stage and deliver an address outlining what a second Donald Trump White House would mean for bitcoin. Many in line were sporting a mix of "Make America Great Again" and "Make Bitcoin Great Again" baseball caps and passing the time speculating about what the Republican presidential nominee might say.