UK voters call for candidates to consider crypto as election looms
It’s unclear what a Labour Party government could mean for digital assets in the U.K., but according to one poll, many voters want politicians to consider the industry. Go to Source
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Ledn Co-Founder Mauricio Di Bartolomeo States Crypto Will Be a Determinant Factor on Latam Elections: ‘People Want Bitcoin’
Mauricio Di Bartolomeo, co-founder and CSO of Ledn, a Canada-based bitcoin lending platform, stated that Latam citizens are shifting to elect governments supporting bitcoin as a better money alternative. In an interview with Bitcoin News, Di Bartolomeo stressed that presidents like Bukele in El Salvador and Milei in Argentina have shown Latam that proposals including … Read more
US presidential debate inexplicably omits AI and quantum
Other terms that went unmentioned: cryptocurrency, blockchain, central bank digital currency, deepfake, and election security. Go to Source
Biden-Trump debate: Crypto goes completely unmentioned
Joe Biden and Donald Trump didn’t discuss crypto in their first head-to-head debate even as the industry raised a multibillion-dollar war chest to influence the elections. Go to Source
Coinbase global adviser to join President Biden’s reelection campaign
It’s unclear whether Keisha Lance Bottoms will advise the campaign on crypto, but she spoke about digital assets in Atlanta the day before the presidential debate. Go to Source
Democratic incumbent targeted by crypto Super PAC ads loses primary
Millions of dollars from political action committees may have contributed to challenger George Latimer’s defeat of incumbent Jamaal Bowman in a June 25 Democratic primary. Go to Source
RFK Jr. promises to pardon Silk Road’s Ross Ulbricht if elected
“Yes, illegal activity took place there, but come on,” the Presidential hopeful wrote as he denounced Ulbricht’s draconian sentence. Go to Source
Gemini launches campaign finance initiative for pro-crypto candidates
The announcement from Gemini followed $2 million in personal donations from the Winklevoss brothers to former President Trump’s re-election campaign. Go to Source
Winklevoss twins pledge $2M for Trump, claiming Biden waged war on crypto
Tyler Winklevoss claimed that anyone who disagreed that Donald Trump was the pro-crypto choice for U.S. President was “delusional.” Go to Source
Crypto Super PAC raises $169M following $10M donation from Jump Crypto
A Fairshake spokesperson told Cointelegraph that the political action committee would “have the resources to affect races in 2024 and beyond.” Go to Source