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Gemini launches campaign finance initiative for pro-crypto candidates

[Jun 20 4:30 PM] The announcement from Gemini followed $2 million in personal donations from the Winklevoss brothers to former President Trump's re-election campaign.

Winklevoss twins pledge $2M for Trump, claiming Biden waged war on crypto

[Jun 20 2:04 PM] Tyler Winklevoss claimed that anyone who disagreed that Donald Trump was the pro-crypto choice for U.S. President was “delusional.”

Crypto Super PAC raises $169M following $10M donation from Jump Crypto

[Jun 19 11:59 AM] A Fairshake spokesperson told Cointelegraph that the political action committee would “have the resources to affect races in 2024 and beyond.”

Donald Trump Pushes For USA to Lead in Bitcoin

[Jun 19 3:41 AM] Former president Donald Trump is doubling down on his pro-Bitcoin stance, arguing that the USA must lead in Bitcoin and crypto or risk falling behind. Trump has emerged as a vocal Bitcoin advocate while campaigning for the 2024 election.Trump…

Stand With Crypto Endorses 18 New House and Senate Candidates

[Jun 18 10:31 PM] Stand With Crypto, a crypto and blockchain-focused political action committee (PAC), has decided to endorse 18 additional House and Senate candidates from both parties to get crypto-friendly allies to achieve positive results in the upcoming…

Crypto Super PAC spends $2M on attack ad targeting NY lawmaker

[Jun 17 3:59 PM] Democratic Representative Jamaal Bowman in New York’s 16th Congressional District has voted against three pro-crypto bills in the last 30 days.

Gary Gensler could ‘literally cost Joe Biden the election’ — Mark Cuban

[Jun 16 2:23 PM] The billionaire investor also intimated that any political aspirations Gensler had would amount to nothing due to the SEC chairman’s stance against cryptocurrency

Europe’s crypto industry can ‘sleep better at night’ with new parliament

[Jun 16 8:19 AM] The European elections have formed a new EU Parliament that will rule for the next five years.

Mining execs establish organization to influence US crypto voters

[Jun 14 3:54 PM] A board member of the Bitcoin Voter Project described the group as nonpartisan and planned to take a different approach than initiatives like Stand With Crypto.

EU elections 2024: Pro-crypto parties pick up seats amid Green losses

[Jun 11 7:31 AM] The European elections have caused a stir, but several pro-crypto or crypto-supportive parties have gained seats.

Libertarian VP nominee: No new regulatory structure needed for crypto

[Jun 10 12:57 PM] Mike ter Maat spoke with Cointelegraph on the role digital assets might play in the 2024 U.S. presidential elections, the Fed looking into CBDCs, and Donald Trump’s conviction.

EU Vote See Reelection of Some Officials With Key Roles in Bloc's Crypto Journey

[Jun 10 10:44 AM] Among the MEPs retaining their seats is Stefan Berger, who steered the landmark MiCA legislation.

Macron Calls Surprise French Election That's Unlikely to Stir Crypto, Is Likely to Shake Up Government

[Jun 10 8:05 AM] The French president called a snap election after an unexpectedly poor showing in voting for the European Parliament.

Dumbed down Google and Microsoft AI won’t discuss any presidential elections

[Jun 7 11:10 AM] Meanwhile, Anthropic’s Claude 2, Meta’s Llama, and OpenAI’s ChatGPT seemingly have no qualms about discussing elections past, present, or future.

Crypto Remains Sidelined as EU Election Kicks Off

[Jun 6 2:05 AM] The election for new members of the European Parliament starts June 6, with results expected on June 9. The more than 700 MEPs shape and decide on new laws, and will be voted in as the EU's landmark Markets in Crypto Assets legislation starts…

General election could delay crypto regulation by months — CryptoUK

[Jun 5 2:14 PM] Whether the U.K. Conservative Party maintains control of government or Labour is voted in, the House of Commons will be in recess until July 4 and during party conference season.

India Springs Election Surprise, Sends Equity Market Crashing With Uncertain Implications for Crypto

[Jun 4 9:40 AM] India's voters have sprung an election surprise, even though Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party and its allies are poised to return to power, a result that could see the government kick the crypto policy can down the road" in terms of its…

Coinbase chips in another $25M to crypto super PAC Fairshake

[Jun 3 6:19 PM] Coinbase has joined Andreessen Horowitz and Ripple in donating $25 million to the crypto-focused super PAC ahead of the United States elections.

EU elections 'wildcard' could pave the way for first Ether ETF

[Jun 3 4:59 AM] The outcome of the elections will be a pivotal moment for the implementation of the MiCA regulatory framework and the approval of the first spot Ether ETF.

Trump convicted: Is the pro-crypto presidential candidate at risk?

[May 31 11:48 AM] Donald J. Trump is officially a criminal after being convicted for concealing a sex scandal with pornstar Stormy Daniels. Does U.S. law permit a criminal to become President?

McHenry urges Senate to pass FIT21 crypto bill before election

[May 30 11:58 PM] The United States House’s widely positive vote on the crypto-regulating FIT21 bill should be “a wake-up call” to the Senate to quickly pass it, says Rep. Patrick McHenry.

Ripple Doubles Contribution to Fairshake PAC to Promote Crypto in 2024 Elections

[May 29 6:15 AM] Ripple announced a $25 million contribution to Fairshake, a federal super Political Action Committee (PAC) supporting pro-crypto political candidates in the 2024 elections. This follows a similar $25 million contribution made in 2023. The…

Bullish Bitcoin options dominate May’s $6.5 billion expiry

[May 28 12:25 PM] Bitcoin bulls have strong incentives to push the BTC price above $70,000 on May 31, but the clock is ticking.

Libertarian Party has US presidential candidate — What’s his crypto platform?

[May 27 12:23 PM] Chase Oliver’s proposed running mate has a strong anti-CBDC platform, but the 38-year-old Libertarian Party nominee seems to have been largely silent on crypto.

UK election on July 4: What would Labour Party win mean for crypto?

[May 22 1:16 PM] While nothing is assured in politics, the Labour Party has a commanding lead in the polls just six weeks away from the general election.

Donald Trump says his campaign will accept crypto

[May 21 3:49 PM] Facing several criminal cases, the presumptive Republican Party nominee for U.S. President is expected to face off against President Joe Biden in November 2024.

First US Presidential debate planned for June 27 — Will crypto be on the agenda?

[May 15 2:25 PM] Neither then-Democratic candidate Joe Biden nor President Donald Trump discussed digital assets or blockchain when they last faced off on the debate stage in 2020.

Does Trump care about crypto? Bitcoin is latest battleground in US election

[May 15 7:01 AM] Donald Trump’s stance on crypto has shifted from anti-Bitcoin to now being a pro-crypto presidential candidate.

Coinbase’s Stand With Crypto launches political action committee

[May 10 10:02 AM] The advocacy group said it will begin officially endorsing political candidates for “common-sense crypto policy” in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives.

Exiled Russian Opposition Leader Launches Blockchain-Based Referendum on Vladimir Putin’s Election Win

[May 10 12:00 AM] Exiled opposition leader Mark Fegyin is leading an effort to give Russians an anonymous, blockchain-powered way to register a "protest vote" against Russia's election results which have handed Vladimir Putin a fifth term as Russian president.