Election Coverage 2024

Election Coverage 2024

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Policy

Democratic Crypto Supporters Call for Crypto-Friendly Party Platform

Crypto advocates in the U.S. House want their party to adopt a "forward-looking approach" to digital assets.

Key U.S. lawmakers met Thursday to talk about how to advance stablecoin legislation. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

Key U.S. Senate Republican Tim Scott Makes Crypto-Fan Debut

After years of consequential silence on digital assets, the top Republican on the Senate Banking Committee stormed a Bitcoin 2024 stage as a booster.

U.S. Sen. Tim Scott, the Banking Committee's top Republican, has joined former President Donald Trump as a crypto booster. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Finance

Trump Speaks Saturday at the Bitcoin Conference. Here's What Attendees Like 'The Crypto Patriot' Hope He Says.

“I want to hear [Trump] give a bold statement on the future of crypto and spark up what we all want," one person said.

Donald Trump (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Policy

U.S. Presidential Candidate RFK Jr. Says He's 'Fully Committed' to Bitcoin

The presidential candidate said most of his wealth is in the digital asset.

Robert F. Kennedy Junior (Screenshot from 2024 campaign website)

Opinion

What Does Kamala Harris' (Presumptive) Nomination Mean for Crypto This Election?

There has definitely been a vibe shift in the 2024 race, but it's unclear how crypto fits into that.

Vice President Kamala Harris (Jim Vondruska/Getty Images)

Markets

Biden's Exit Spurs Record $28M Daily Volume on Polymarket as Election Enters Uncharted Territory

Bets on the U.S. presidential election winner rocketed past $300 million, while the punters have put $200 million in a market for the potential Democrat's nominee and $10 million for the party's VP.

Kamala Harris, the frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination after Joe Biden dropped out (Chris duMond/Getty Images)

Markets

Kamala Harris Meme Coin Soars to All-Time High After Joe Biden Drops Out

Crypto traders are once again betting on the very serious business of presidential politics via very silly meme coins.

KAMA meme coin (KAMA)

Policy

With Biden Out, Polymarket Favors Harris for Democratic Presidential Nominee

Vice President Kamala Harris is in the strongest position after Biden's departure.

Vice President Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Policy

Vitalik Buterin, as Other Crypto Leaders Line Up Behind Trump, Argues Against Picking Candidates Just Because They Like Crypto

The comments from Buterin, widely viewed as Ethereum's intellectual leader, stand in stark contrast to the strongly pro-Trump rhetoric from other well-known crypto figures.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin speaks at the EthCC conference on Wednesday in Brussels (Margaux Nijkerk)

Finance

'It's a Bitcoin Play': Mark Cuban Says Silicon Valley's Embrace of Trump Revolves Around Crypto

Cuban: "You can't align the stars any better for a BTC price acceleration."

Mark Cuban (David Berding/Getty Images)