Election 2024


Policy

Crypto Seeks to Make Mark on U.S. Elections During 'Super Tuesday'

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong calls primaries a "chance to send a message" to U.S. politicians ignoring digital assets policy issues.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong speaks at a political rally hosted by Stand With Crypto. (screenshot from Coinbase video)

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Trump: Bitcoin Has Taken on 'a Life of Its Own,' Will Probably Need Some Regulation

The former U.S. president had previously said he was "not a fan" of cryptocurrencies and called central bank digital currencies dangerous, vowing not to allow them if elected.

(NIPYATA!/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

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Crypto Super PAC Fairshake Raises $4.9M From Winklevoss Twins: Report

Overall, Fairshake has raised more than $85 million to support leaders who endorse crypto and blockchain.

Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss at TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2015 (TechCrunch/Wikimedia)

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UK Minister Expects Stablecoin and Staking Legislation Within Six Months: Bloomberg

Economic Secretary to the Treasury Bim Afolami has said the U.K. government was "pushing very hard" to bring legislation for stablecoins and staking services for crypto assets within six months.

U.K Economic Secretary Bim Afolami (U.K. Parliament)

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Bailing DeSantis May Leave Deafening Crypto Silence in 2024 Presidential Race

The Florida governor and Vivek Ramaswamy had been the most strident Republican voices on digital assets issues for 2024, but both gave way to the Trump political juggernaut.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ' departure from the presidential campaign field likely means less crypto talk in the 2024 election. (CoinDesk screen grab from governor's office video)

Policy

Fairshake Super PAC Raises $78M to Support Crypto Candidates in 2024 U.S. Election

The group has support from a16z, Ark, Circle, Ripple, Coinbase and more.

16:9 US flag (Unsplash / Ben Mater)

Policy

In Search of the Elusive Crypto Voter

Next year will see a presidential election. What's crypto's role?

Former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

Anonymous Crypto Interests Bombard Key Senator Sherrod Brown With Political Ads

New crypto advocacy group Cedar Innovation Foundation is running digital ads in Brown's Ohio to persuade him to buck SEC Chair Gary Gensler, but Cedar won't say who's behind it.

A crypto advocacy group with mysterious backing is trying to influence Sen. Sherrod Brown. (Images compiled by CoinDesk, courtesy of Cedar Innovation Foundation)

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Binance, SBF, ETH and Gensler Get Mentions at Republican Presidential Debate

Republican leadership contender Vivek Ramaswamy got the first crypto question.

Vivek Ramaswamy co-founded Strive Asset Management (Frederick Munawa)

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House's McHenry Says He Won't Seek Reelection, Costing Crypto a Top Ally

Rep. Patrick McHenry, the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee who has shepherded crypto legislation this year, said he's decided not to run again next year.

Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) is leading efforts in the House to pass stablecoin legislation (Suzanne Cordeiro/Shutterstock/CoinDesk).