Politics
Crypto Promoter and Failed Politician Michelle Bond Accused of Illegally Taking FTX Cash
Michelle Bond was indicted on charges that she took illegal campaign contributions when the digital assets advocate and former SEC lawyer was running for Congress.
U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve to Be Funded Partly by Revaluing Fed's Gold, Draft Bill Shows
The office of Senator Cynthia Lummis, who proposed the strategic reserve at the Bitcoin Nashville conference on Saturday, shared a draft of the legislation with CoinDesk.
Bitcoin Nashville Conference in Pictures: Orange Athena, Pink Suits, Polymarket Swag, Trump's Song
Surreal doesn't begin to describe the combination of visuals collected from last week's festival-style gathering in homage to the oldest and largest cryptocurrency, punctuated by former U.S. President Donald Trump's pro-crypto speech to an adoring crowd.
Democratic Crypto Supporters Call for Crypto-Friendly Party Platform
Crypto advocates in the U.S. House want their party to adopt a "forward-looking approach" to digital assets.
Trump's New Crypto Enthusiasm Could Help Him Win More Votes: Poll
A Paradigm-sponsored poll of Republicans shows that some of them who weren't fans of former President Donald Trump like his newfound support for digital assets in the U.S.
Trump's Official Republican Platform Pledges to Halt Crypto 'Crackdown'
Though not listing it as a top priority, the Republican National Committee adopted a platform that aims to boost digital assets innovation.
Crypto Giants Notch Wins in Expensive Quest to Sway U.S. Politics – Without Mentioning Crypto
Coinbase, Ripple and a16z donated unprecedented money to influence the outcomes of congressional races, but nobody wants to say who's in charge, how it works or even to discuss digital assets in campaign ads.
PoliFi Tokens Return to Business After Proof of DJT-Trump Link Fails to Materialize
Many PoliFi tokens fell more than 10% after claims emerged that the Trump campaign was behind the DJT token.
Winklevoss Twins Say They Each Gave $1 Million to Trump Presidential Campaign
The Winklevoss brothers have become two of the first big-name crypto CEOs to cross the campaign-contribution barrier that had kept big-time donations from the presidential race.
Jump Crypto Adds $10M to Industry's U.S. Political War Chest, Raising PAC to $169M
The digital assets industry's Fairshake PAC is a congressional heavyweight with recent influxes, and its latest filings will indicate it still has $109M to spend.
