Politics


Policy

Crypto Seeks to Make Mark on U.S. Elections During 'Super Tuesday'

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong calls primaries a "chance to send a message" to U.S. politicians ignoring digital assets policy issues.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong speaks at a political rally hosted by Stand With Crypto. (screenshot from Coinbase video)

Opinion

What the Warren/Satoshi Flag Moment Means

The prank was believable because even bitcoin critics like Sen. Liz Warren might have to embrace crypto voters in the wake of ETF approvals, says Daniel Kuhn.

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren's signature on the Satoshi Nakamoto flag certificate that was flown over the United States Capitol was displayed at PubKey on Feb. 15. (	Steven Ferdman/Getty Images)

Policy

Labour Wants UK to Be a Securities Tokenization Hub and Advance Digital Pound Work

The opposition party leads the polls in what's likely to be an election year.

Rachel Reeves (Nicola Tree/Getty Images)

Opinion

No, a Trump Victory Might Be Bad for Crypto

A response to Politico’s article predicting good times if the ex-POTUS wins re-election.

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Videos

Messari CEO Ryan Selkis on Future of Crypto's Role in Politics

CoinDesk's Most Influential 2023 recognizes 50 people who defined the year in the digital assets space, which includes Messari CEO Ryan Selkis. Selkis built a political fundraising machine for crypto that could sway elections in 2024. Selkis joins CoinDesk TV to discuss the state of crypto and politics.

Recent Videos

Policy

U.S. Crypto Lobbying on Course for Record Spend This Year

Crypto companies spent almost $19 million on lobbying by the end of the third quarter compared with $16 million in the same period last year.

Washington DC (Wenhan Cheng/Pixabay)

Policy

Ramaswamy Shares Crypto Plan, Making Him the Only GOP Candidate Who Has One

The 2024 U.S. presidential candidate would fire most of the SEC, direct the government to back off crypto software developers and ease a path for digital assets as commodities.

Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has shared his plan for how he'd deal with crypto. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Consensus Magazine

How a Crypto Fraud Gave Florida Its First Forward Party Candidate

Brian Beute is running for office under the pro-tech political party founded by Andrew Yang. While not a supporter of crypto, his story shows crypto — now a widespread phenomenon — might be on the ballot in even the smallest elections.

Brian Beute got into politics motivated to root out fraud in Seminole County, Florida. While he lost his first election cycle, his principal opponent is behind bars. (Brian Beute/X)

Opinion

Vote if You Want, but Remember 'Cypherpunks Write Code'

Presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy's unfinished crypto mandate shows the hollowness of crypto as a political concern.

The New York Department of Financial Services is concerned about token delistings disrupting markets. (Gilbert Ortega/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Opinion

What Can DAOs Learn From Partisan Politics?

Decentralized autonomous organizations can be global, transparent and efficient machines to do anything. So what could they take away from political parties? Danny Chong explains.

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