US Elections


Markets

PoliFi Tokens Return to Business After Proof of DJT-Trump Link Fails to Materialize

Many PoliFi tokens fell more than 10% after claims emerged that the Trump campaign was behind the DJT token.

Trump poster for 2024 election. (Jon Tyson/Unsplash)

Markets

Original TRUMP Token Struggles With Exchange Listings as DJT Rockets

Exchanges will list TREMP but not TRUMP, claiming the latter is "too political."

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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

Stand With Crypto Sets Up Election War Chest, Backs Candidates Seeking Open Seats

Stand With Crypto – an advocacy group started by Coinbase last year – will start gathering cash from more than 400,000 members to give to favored congressional candidates.

Stand With Crypto Chief Strategist Nick Carr (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Opinion

Crypto Is an Election Issue This Year. Is That a Good Thing?

A new DCG-funded survey found one-in-five voters think crypto is a key issue in U.S. elections this November.

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Policy

Poll: Most People Cringe About Crypto, But Enough Care to Warrant Politicians' Attention

A survey of swing-state voters shows that as many as 21% of them are serious about crypto policies, though more than two thirds of people distrust the digital-assets movement.

Sen. Sherrod Brown's Ohio is one of several swing states in which a new Harris poll measured crypto sentiment. (Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)

Markets

Nearly $100M Wagered on U.S. Presidential Election on Polymarket

Bettors on the crypto-based prediction market platform see a clear path to victory for Trump, and are bullish on Ethereum's ETH hitting an all-time high in 2024 – just not before Solana's SOL.

President Trump Delivers Remarks in New Orleans; Jan 14, 2019

Markets

Polymarket Traders See 55% Chance of Second Trump Presidency

Trump recently won the first two Republican Party primaries.

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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

Longtime Environmentalist RFK Jr. Not So Sure Bitcoin Is Boiling the Oceans

The environmental argument against bitcoin "should not be used as a smokescreen to curtail freedom to transact," U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr said.

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