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Sen. Elizabeth Warren's Pro-Crypto Opponent, John Deaton, Has a Plan to Beat Her

The lawyer who waded into the SEC tussle with the crypto sector has won the Massachusetts Republican nomination for Senate and shares his next steps with CoinDesk.

John Deaton is the Republican candidate facing Sen. Elizabeth Warren in the race for her Senate seat. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

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Trump Promises to Embrace ‘Industries of the Future’ Including Crypto, AI

If elected, the former U.S. president has said he will install Elon Musk as head of a new government efficiency commission.

Former President Donald Trump made only a brief mention of crypto in an otherwise wide-ranging economic speech. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

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French President Macron Names Michel Barnier as Prime Minister

Barnier represented the European Union in the Brexit negotiations with the U.K.

Michel Barnier (Thierry Monasse/Getty Images)

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Advocates at Stand With Crypto Seek to Turn Crypto Enthusiasts Into Swing-State Voters

The group is opening a battleground-states tour with Sen. Sinema in Arizona, then it moves on to Nevada, Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania to get out the crypto vote.

U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema is set to speak at the first Stand With Crypto event in a series of stops planned for battleground states in this year's elections. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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Crypto Promoter and Failed Politician Michelle Bond Accused of Illegally Taking FTX Cash

Michelle Bond was indicted on charges that she took illegal campaign contributions when the digital assets advocate and former SEC lawyer was running for Congress.

Former Washington crypto-policy advocate Michelle Bond is under indictment for campaign-finance violations from her congressional race in 2022. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve to Be Funded Partly by Revaluing Fed's Gold, Draft Bill Shows

The office of Senator Cynthia Lummis, who proposed the strategic reserve at the Bitcoin Nashville conference on Saturday, shared a draft of the legislation with CoinDesk.

Senator Cynthia Lummis on stage in Nashville with a copy of her bitcoin reserve bill (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Nashville Conference in Pictures: Orange Athena, Pink Suits, Polymarket Swag, Trump's Song

Surreal doesn't begin to describe the combination of visuals collected from last week's festival-style gathering in homage to the oldest and largest cryptocurrency, punctuated by former U.S. President Donald Trump's pro-crypto speech to an adoring crowd.

Bitcoin Nashville attendees queued up early on Saturday to get into the conference venue, Music City Center, ahead of former President Donald Trump's speech (Bradley Keoun)

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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)

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Trump's New Crypto Enthusiasm Could Help Him Win More Votes: Poll

A Paradigm-sponsored poll of Republicans shows that some of them who weren't fans of former President Donald Trump like his newfound support for digital assets in the U.S.

A new poll suggests former U.S. President Donald Trump's recent support for crypto may convince some Republicans to see him in a more positive light. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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Trump's Official Republican Platform Pledges to Halt Crypto 'Crackdown'

Though not listing it as a top priority, the Republican National Committee adopted a platform that aims to boost digital assets innovation.

Former President Donald Trump's party has formally adopted a pro-crypto platform. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)