Election 2024


Policy

Ripple Donates Another $25M to Crypto Super PAC Fairshake

Ripple’s new contribution to Fairshake is on top of another $25 million donation to the pro-crypto PAC in 2023.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse  (Scott Moore/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Policy

One-Third of U.S. Voters Say They'll Weigh Candidates' Crypto Views Before Voting: Poll

A Harris Poll glimpse of voters' crypto views – paid for by bitcoin ETF issuer Grayscale – shows increasing interest, and 77% think a U.S. presidential candidate should know crypto.

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News Analysis

Trump Widens Lead Over With Biden (on Polymarket and PredictIt) After Courting Crypto Vote

Plus: how much longshot money was made betting on the SEC approving an Ethereum ETF?

Trump arrives at an NFT dinner in May 2024. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Policy

UK Sets July 4 Date for Election Likely to Oust Conservative Party, Spelling Uncertainty for Crypto Hub Plans

The opposition Labour Party has been silent on crypto, but said it is interested in promoting tokenization in the country.

U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak stands at a lectern

News Analysis

Will RFK Jr. Debate Trump or Biden? Probably Not, Prediction Market Says

Plus: Which cat-themed memecoin will hit $1 billion first?

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (Gage Skidmore)

Policy

Crypto's Election Season Is Kicking Off

Crypto is looking to play a bigger role than ever in this year's elections. We want to know how big.

Former U.S. President Donald Trump (left) and current U.S. President Joe Biden during a debate in the 2020 election. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Policy

The Crypto Industry’s Influence on U.S. Elections is Bigger Than Ever, Industry Insiders Say

Crypto-focused PACs are shaping the outcome of certain key Congressional elections.

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Policy

Industry Stakeholders Believe a UK Election Won't Derail Crypto Plans

A U.K. election is expected to happen this year, but it likely won't change the trajectory of the country's crypto policy efforts.

Labour Leader Keir Starmer Meets New Labour MP Chris Webb 16x9

News Analysis

Trump and Biden Tied on Polymarket, Diverging From Polls

Other election contracts show a 35% chance of a Republican sweep of the presidency and both houses of Congress and a 27% chance Democrats control the Senate after the election.

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - OCTOBER 22: U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden participate in the final presidential debate at Belmont University on October 22, 2020 in Nashville, Tennessee. This is the last debate between the two candidates before the election on November 3. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

News Analysis

Trump’s Pro-Crypto Bluster at NFT Gala Lacked Policy Substance

At the Mar-a-Lago dinner, Donald Trump wooed a constituency Joe Biden has thoroughly snubbed. But the presidential candidate isn't exactly fluent in cryptocurrency policy.

Trump began courting crypto voters at a Mar-a-Lago dinner earlier this year. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)