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Election 2024

Kamala Harris. (Megan Varner/Getty Images)
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Kamala Harris Can't Cede Crypto to Trump, Could be Difference in Battleground States: Think Tank
"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...
Kamala Harris. (Megan Varner/Getty Images)
By Amitoj Singh
Aug 2, 2024 at 9:44 a.m. UTC
Aug 2, 2024
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Former President and 2024 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (Jon Cherry/Getty Images)
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Bitcoin as a Strategic Reserve
Both former President Donald Trump and Sen. Cynthia Lummis proposed the U.S. hold its bitcoin.
Former President and 2024 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (Jon Cherry/Getty Images)
By Nikhilesh De
Aug 2, 2024 at 4:30 a.m. UTC
Aug 2, 2024
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At least one crypto leader is backing Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris. (Megan Varner/Getty Images)
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Crypto Exec Pushing for Industry Support of Kamala Harris for President
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...
At least one crypto leader is backing Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris. (Megan Varner/Getty Images)
By Jesse Hamilton
Aug 1, 2024 at 4:25 p.m. UTC
Aug 1, 2024
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Donald Trump speaks at the Bitcoin Conference in Nashville. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
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Donald Trump Site Lists Limited-Edition 'Bitcoin Sneakers' for as Much as $500 a Pair
The most expensive bright orange, high-top sneakers are already sold out and being relisted on eBay for as high as $2,500.
Donald Trump speaks at the Bitcoin Conference in Nashville. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
By Shaurya Malwa
Aug 1, 2024 at 9:16 a.m. UTC
Aug 1, 2024
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Former President Donald Trump (Jon Cherry/Getty Images)
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Making Bitcoin a Strategic Reserve Asset Contradicts 'Freedom From Government' Narrative, Says WSJ
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...
Former President Donald Trump (Jon Cherry/Getty Images)
By Helene Braun
Jul 30, 2024 at 7:23 p.m. UTC
Jul 30, 2024
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Bitcoin price could be tied to the outcome of the U.S. election, Jefferies said. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
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Bitcoin's Future Could be Tied to the Outcome of the U.S. Election: Jefferies
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...
Bitcoin price could be tied to the outcome of the U.S. election, Jefferies said. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
By Will Canny
Jul 30, 2024 at 9:12 a.m. UTC
Jul 30, 2024
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Former President Donald Trump says he'll have the U.S. government stockpile bitcoin if he gets a second term. (Jon Cherry/Getty Images)
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Trump's Talk of Bitcoin Reserve for the U.S. Leaves Industry Waiting for More Details
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...
Former President Donald Trump says he'll have the U.S. government stockpile bitcoin if he gets a second term. (Jon Cherry/Getty Images)
By Jesse Hamilton
Jul 29, 2024 at 8:17 p.m. UTC
Jul 29, 2024
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Bitcoin Nashville attendees queued up early on Saturday to get into the conference venue, Music City Center, ahead of former President Donald Trump's speech (Bradley Keoun/CoinDesk)
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Polymarket Whales Favor Trump as Election Betting Surges Past $400M
Traders also are skeptical about China 'unbanning' bitcoin
Bitcoin Nashville attendees queued up early on Saturday to get into the conference venue, Music City Center, ahead of former President Donald Trump's speech (Bradley Keoun/CoinDesk)
By Sam Reynolds
Jul 29, 2024 at 2:17 p.m. UTC
Jul 29, 2024
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Venezuela's election body announced that Nicolas Maduro has won the election, despite the opposition claiming victory. (Shutterstock / StringerAL)
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Venezuela's Election Body Says Nicolas Maduro Reelected President, Opposition Claims Victory Too: Reports
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...
Venezuela's election body announced that Nicolas Maduro has won the election, despite the opposition claiming victory. (Shutterstock / StringerAL)
By Amitoj Singh
Jul 29, 2024 at 6:34 a.m. UTC
Jul 29, 2024
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Former President and 2024 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (Jon Cherry/Getty Images)
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In Donald Trump's Own Words – a Partial Transcript of His Bitcoin 2024 Speech
"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...
Former President and 2024 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (Jon Cherry/Getty Images)
By Jesse Hamilton
Jul 27, 2024 at 10:03 p.m. UTC
Jul 27, 2024
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