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“I want to hear [Trump] give a bold statement on the future of crypto and spark up what we all want," one person said.
After years of consequential silence on digital assets, the top Republican on the Senate Banking Committee stormed a Bitcoin 2024 stage as a booster.
The presidential candidate said most of his wealth is in the digital asset.
There has definitely been a vibe shift in the 2024 race, but it's unclear how crypto fits into that.
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 mill...
Crypto traders are once again betting on the very serious business of presidential politics via very silly meme coins.
Vice President Kamala Harris is in the strongest position after Biden's departure.
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.
Cuban: "You can't align the stars any better for a BTC price acceleration."
The former White House Communications Director under President Trump spoke in an exclusive interview with CoinDesk’s Jennifer Sanasie.
America PAC has raised $8.75 million this quarter from a handful of tech and venture capital executives.
With a millennial running mate, the former president now has a 72% chance of retaking the White House, traders on the crypto-based prediction market are signaling.
Roughly 100 people contributed crypto the campaign, including high-profile industry players like the Winklevoss twins and Kraken's Jesse Powell.
Trump said that the Ohio Senator “will be strongly focused on the people he fought so brilliantly for, the American Workers and Farmers.”
The shooting at Trump's rally created severe concerns with the Secret Service's planning. Plus: Another all-time high for Trump's odds of victory; bettors think BTC will conti...
The former president, who was injured at a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, now has a 70% chance of retaking the White House, according to traders on the crypto-based predic...
The president said he plans to stay in the race but "it's important that I allay fears."
Crypto wasn't a major topic in a four-person confirmation hearing before the Senate Banking Committee, though SEC Commissioner Crenshaw was questioned on bitcoin ETFs.
While the industry was not mentioned in the party's manifesto or on the campaign trail, Labour has said it will support tokenization and a central bank digital currency.
The U.K. is set to hold its first election in five years on Thursday and crypto is not a campaign-trail issue.
The election results are not expected to have much of an impact on South Africa's crypto industry.
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.
Any plans for comprehensive crypto legislation could be kicked further down the road after a weaker-than-forecast showing for the governing party.
Expectations were low for a change in the stiff taxes on crypto transactions: a 30% tax on profits and a 1% TDS on all transactions.
Crypto’s significance as an election issue remains non-existent or at best negligible.
France, Austria, Germany and other countries are expected to have elections soon, following this month's European Parliament contest.
Centrist parties hold power, but a right-wing majority is active on polarizing issues. The crypto industry needs to choose what it stands for, and with whom it wants to work,...
Among the MEPs retaining their seats is Stefan Berger, who steered the landmark MiCA legislation.
The French president called a snap election after an unexpectedly poor showing in voting for the European Parliament.
“I want to hear [Trump] give a bold statement on the future of crypto and spark up what we all want," one person said.
The presidential candidate said most of his wealth is in the digital asset.
She may not be appearing at Bitcoin Nashville this year alongside Donald Trump. But, if elected president, Kamala Harris could reshape the U.S.'s policy on digital assets. Pen...
There has definitely been a vibe shift in the 2024 race, but it's unclear how crypto fits into that.
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 mill...
Market data shows Polymarket bettors called Biden's drop out hours before it was announced.
Vice President Kamala Harris is in the strongest position after Biden's departure.
President Joe Biden said during an interview that if a medical condition emerged, he'd consider dropping out of the race.
"I ran too hot this week, and will address that in full soon."
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.
Coinbase followed Ripple and a16z in each giving a new $25 million to their political action committee, Fairshake, as the general election approaches that may shift crypto's d...
The crypto-based prediction market has taken more than $400 million in bets this year.
The former White House Communications Director under President Trump spoke in an exclusive interview with CoinDesk’s Jennifer Sanasie.
Trump said that the Ohio Senator “will be strongly focused on the people he fought so brilliantly for, the American Workers and Farmers.”
America PAC has raised $8.75 million this quarter from a handful of tech and venture capital executives.
With a millennial running mate, the former president now has a 72% chance of retaking the White House, traders on the crypto-based prediction market are signaling.
Roughly 100 people contributed crypto the campaign, including high-profile industry players like the Winklevoss twins and Kraken's Jesse Powell.
Traders on the crypto-based prediction market now see a 29% chance that the Ohio Republican will be former President Trump’s running mate, up from 14% a week ago.
"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today, as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. doubled down on his support for bitcoin at the BTC 2024 conference in Nashville.