Election 2024

Republican presidential hopefuls chose not to mention crypto in the first debate of the GOP primary season in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
A Crypto President? Top U.S. 2024 Contenders Aren’t Fans, and Rivals Are Way Behind
A look at the crypto positions of the major presidential candidates shows some of them are huge digital assets supporters but have significant distance to make up in early polling.
Republican presidential hopefuls chose not to mention crypto in the first debate of the GOP primary season in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy doesn't support using bitcoin to stabilize the dollar. (Frederick Munawa)
Bitcoin Won’t Back U.S. Dollar, Presidential Hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy Says
The Republican candidate’s comments stand in contrast to Democratic candidate Robert F. Kennedy, who supports using bitcoin to stabilize the dollar.
Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy doesn't support using bitcoin to stabilize the dollar. (Frederick Munawa)

Governor Ron DeSantis, who announced his presidential campaign on Twitter. (Florida State Government)
DeSantis Accuses Biden of 'War on Bitcoin,' Vows to Stop It if Elected President
DeSantis is likely referring to the recent action by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against multiple crypto exchanges.
Governor Ron DeSantis, who announced his presidential campaign on Twitter. (Florida State Government)

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Covering the 2024 Presidential Election
Candidates have declared and we are off to the races.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis greets former President Donald Trump in 2020, before they became campaign rivals.  (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Welcome, Crypto, to the Fiery Cauldron of U.S. Presidential Politics
Before the push for the White House really gets rolling, digital assets – including bitcoins and CBDCs – are being hefted as ideological effigies, but will it matter?
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis greets former President Donald Trump in 2020, before they became campaign rivals.  (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Governor Ron DeSantis, who announced his presidential campaign on Twitter. (Florida State Government, modified by CoinDesk)
DeSantis and the Growing Culture War Around Bitcoin
CoinDesk’s story this week about a fight over a bitcoin mining facility in Upstate New York reveals how cryptocurrency issues are quickly becoming politicized in familiar ways.
Governor Ron DeSantis, who announced his presidential campaign on Twitter. (Florida State Government, modified by CoinDesk)

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis explains state's CBDC "ban." (CoinDesk screen grab from governor's office video)
DeSantis: ‘Bitcoin Represents a Threat to the Current Regime’
Florida’s governor and the Republican Party’s latest leadership candidate talked crypto and central bank digital currencies in a Twitter space with Elon Musk.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis explains state's CBDC "ban." (CoinDesk screen grab from governor's office video)