Presidential election

Crypto and Politics: Why DYOR Matters More Than Ever
Crypto and Politics: Why DYOR Matters More Than Ever
"Markets Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the recent political landscape in the U.S. leading to the upcoming 2024 Presidential election and what it means for the crypt...
Crypto and Politics: Why DYOR Matters More Than Ever

Bitcoin (BTC) price on July 18 (CoinDesk)
Bitcoin Slumps Towards $63K as Speculation About Biden Dropout Intensifies
As the odds for Joe Biden pulling out of the presidential race soared over the past day, the chances of victory for the now crypto-friendly Donald Trump slipped on prediction...
Bitcoin (BTC) price on July 18 (CoinDesk)

Sen. JD Vance, right, with former U.S. President Donald Trump (Drew Angerer/Getty images)
Crypto-Friendly Sen. JD Vance's Odds as Trump VP Pick Double on Polymarket
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.
Sen. JD Vance, right, with former U.S. President Donald Trump (Drew Angerer/Getty images)

Donald Trump at an NFT event at Mar-a-Lago on May 8, 2024. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Trump Posts 'Our Country Must be the Leader in the (Crypto) Field' Prior to Speech Before Libertarians
The comments came days after he became the first U.S. major presidential candidate to accept crypto donations.
Donald Trump at an NFT event at Mar-a-Lago on May 8, 2024. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is the clear favorite among voters who own crypto, according to a new poll. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Trump is Clear Favorite Among Crypto-Owning Voters in U.S. Presidential Race: Poll
A poll commissioned by crypto investment firm Paradigm concluded that a large share of U.S. voters hold crypto and aren't happy with the current financial system.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is the clear favorite among voters who own crypto, according to a new poll. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ' departure from the presidential campaign field likely means less crypto talk in the 2024 election. (CoinDesk screen grab from governor's office video)
Bailing DeSantis May Leave Deafening Crypto Silence in 2024 Presidential Race
The Florida governor and Vivek Ramaswamy had been the most strident Republican voices on digital assets issues for 2024, but both gave way to the Trump political juggernaut.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ' departure from the presidential campaign field likely means less crypto talk in the 2024 election. (CoinDesk screen grab from governor's office video)

A former politician speaks at a crypto industry event run by the Coinbase-backed Stand with Crypto Alliance on Dec. 11. (NIK de / CoinDesk)
U.S. Presidential Candidates Chat About Crypto, Target Federal Regulators
The three aspiring presidents touched on many of the same pro-crypto points at a Coinbase-linked crypto advocacy event.
A former politician speaks at a crypto industry event run by the Coinbase-backed Stand with Crypto Alliance on Dec. 11. (NIK de / CoinDesk)

U.S. Crypto Lobbying Spending on Pace for New Record This Year
U.S. Crypto Lobbying Spending on Pace for New Record This Year
Reuters reports that U.S. lobbying spending by the crypto industry is on pace to hit a record high this year. Crypto companies spent nearly $20 million on lobbying by the end...
U.S. Crypto Lobbying Spending on Pace for New Record This Year

Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has shared his plan for how he'd deal with crypto. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Ramaswamy Shares Crypto Plan, Making Him the Only GOP Candidate Who Has One
The 2024 U.S. presidential candidate would fire most of the SEC, direct the government to back off crypto software developers and ease a path for digital assets as commodities...
Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has shared his plan for how he'd deal with crypto. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Tharman Shanmugaratnam and his wife Jane Yumiko Ittogi in 2017.
Singapore's New President, a Former Central Bank Chairman, Has Called Crypto 'Slightly Crazy'
The 66-year-old garnered more than 70% of the vote to take over a largely ceremonial role.
Tharman Shanmugaratnam and his wife Jane Yumiko Ittogi in 2017.