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Stand With Crypto Chief Strategist Nick Carr (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
Policy
Regulations
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)
By Jesse Hamilton
May 10, 2024 at 10:15 a.m. UTC
May 10, 2024
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(Shaleah Craighead/Wikimedia Commons, modified by CoinDesk)
Consensus Magazine
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.
(Shaleah Craighead/Wikimedia Commons, modified by CoinDesk)
By Daniel Kuhn
May 8, 2024 at 7:17 p.m. UTC
May 8, 2024
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Sen. Sherrod Brown's Ohio is one of several swing states in which a new Harris poll measured crypto sentiment. (Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)
Policy
Regulations
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)
By Jesse Hamilton
May 7, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
May 7, 2024
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President Trump Delivers Remarks in New Orleans; Jan 14, 2019
Markets
Analysis
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 bef...
President Trump Delivers Remarks in New Orleans; Jan 14, 2019
By Sam ReynoldsShaurya Malwa
Mar 18, 2024 at 1:49 p.m. UTC
Mar 18, 2024
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Markets
Polymarket
Polymarket Traders See 55% Chance of Second Trump Presidency
Trump recently won the first two Republican Party primaries.
(NIPYATA!/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)
By Omkar Godbole
Jan 30, 2024 at 5:56 a.m. UTC
Jan 30, 2024
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16:9 US flag (Unsplash / Ben Mater)
Policy
Regulations
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)
By Camomile Shumba
Dec 18, 2023 at 1:44 p.m. UTC
Dec 18, 2023
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Image from Robert F. Kennedy Junior’s 2024 campaign website (Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.)
Policy
Regulations
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 sa...
Image from Robert F. Kennedy Junior’s 2024 campaign website (Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.)
By Camomile Shumba
Aug 1, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. UTC
Aug 1, 2023
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Cynthia Lummis
Markets
Us senate
Cynthia Lummis, Wyoming's Incoming Senator, Wants to Explain Bitcoin to Congress
Cynthia Lummis, who won an open U.S. Senate seat in Wyoming, wants to explain bitcoin's value to her new colleagues.
Cynthia Lummis
By Jaspreet Kalra
Nov 17, 2020 at 10:09 p.m. UTC
Nov 17, 2020
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Markets
Donald trump
First Mover: As Bitcoiners Watch Dollar, Deutsche Bank Sees Trump Win Hurting Reserve Status
Add the U.S. presidential election to the growing list of volatility drivers as the bitcoin market enters the second half of 2020.
(Evan El-Amin/Shutterstock)
By Bradley KeounOmkar Godbole
Jul 6, 2020 at 11:31 a.m. UTC
Jul 6, 2020
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Illustration by Sonny Ross
Policy
Us elections
The Post-Trust Election: CoinDesk Hits the 2020 Campaign Trail
CoinDesk's Post-Trust Election package explores a world in which voters have lost faith in democracy and how tech might fix the problems it's created.
Illustration by Sonny Ross
By Ben Schiller
Mar 3, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
Mar 3, 2020
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