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J.P. Thieriot, a board member and ex-CEO of Uphold, backs the vice president in her U.S. presidency bid and says he's hoping to build a digital assets advocacy for the Democra...
The idea for a U.S. government stockpile – pushed by U.S. Sen. Lummis and echoed by former President Donald Trump – has been praised by bitcoin investors, but details are scan...
"You are the modern-day Edisons and Wright brothers and Carnegies and Henry Fords, and what you do in your lifetime stands a chance to outlive us all," Trump told the crypto c...
Thousands of bitcoiners camped out for hours to see crypto's self-declared candidate on Saturday at the Bitcoin Conference in Nashville.
Democratic members of Congress wrote a letter to the Democratic National Committee asking for it to embrace pro-crypto policy.
Crypto advocates in the U.S. House want their party to adopt a "forward-looking approach" to digital assets.
“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.
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.
Former President Donald Trump shared some more thoughts on his recent crypto crush, and the campaign for Kamala Harris responded as it often has: It shared Trump's own words....
"Kamala Harris must lay out her own agenda for cryptoassets or she risks ceding the ground entirely to the Republicans," said the commentary from OMFIF’s Digital Monetary Inst...
Both former President Donald Trump and Sen. Cynthia Lummis proposed the U.S. hold its bitcoin.
J.P. Thieriot, a board member and ex-CEO of Uphold, backs the vice president in her U.S. presidency bid and says he's hoping to build a digital assets advocacy for the Democra...
The most expensive bright orange, high-top sneakers are already sold out and being relisted on eBay for as high as $2,500.
Trump’s policy shift towards crypto is very recent, but it may impact the price of bitcoin in the near term depending on who wins the U.S. election in November, the report sai...
The plan, which sounds similar to a proposal from Sen. Cynthia Lummis’ (R-Wyo.), doesn’t echo “freedom, sovereignty and independence from government coercion and control,” whi...
Traders also are skeptical about China 'unbanning' bitcoin
The idea for a U.S. government stockpile – pushed by U.S. Sen. Lummis and echoed by former President Donald Trump – has been praised by bitcoin investors, but details are scan...
Thousands of bitcoiners camped out for hours to see crypto's self-declared candidate on Saturday at the Bitcoin Conference in Nashville.
Venezuela's dependence of crypto has been fuelled by a a dire economic situation, international sanctions, and nearly 8 million citizens fleeing the country in the past decade...
"You are the modern-day Edisons and Wright brothers and Carnegies and Henry Fords, and what you do in your lifetime stands a chance to outlive us all," Trump told the crypto c...
Democratic members of Congress wrote a letter to the Democratic National Committee asking for it to embrace pro-crypto policy.
Crypto advocates in the U.S. House want their party to adopt a "forward-looking approach" to digital assets.
“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.
"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today, as the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum says that Harris cannot afford to "cede crypto to Trump."