The crypto industry is sitting on a massive $141 million to spend on the next round of congressional elections, offering a constant reminder to lawmakers.
The U.S election shined a spotlight on crypto, with promises to clarify regulations — will we see similar developments in other countries and jurisdictions?
Prediction market says Canada's former central banker will likely take the Liberal Party into an easy victory – thanks to aggressive posturing by U.S. President Donald Trump.
Friedrich Merz's CDU/CSU secured 28.52% of the vote while the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) secured 20.8% of the vote.
Trump's election has increased investor confidence among institutions, helping to elevate digital assets as a mainstream asset class. The question remains if this is a long-term shift or just a temporary response, says CCData’s Joshua de Vos.
The campaign-financial operation that shook the 2024 elections has returned to dabble in Florida congressional seats vacated by Matt Gaetz and Michael Waltz.
Some industry insiders who spent millions to support the US president-elect’s party and fund his inauguration will likely have a good view of the Capitol Building on Jan. 20.
The SEC chair is set to leave office in six days, the same day Donald Trump is scheduled to be inaugurated as president in Washington, DC.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he'd step down as prime minister and his party's leader, opening the chance for a crypto supporter to replace him.
Interest groups suggested that a majority of lawmakers in the US House of Representatives would be “pro-crypto” after the 2024 election.
Brian Armstrong, the Coinbase boss, already cleared an extra $129 million in personal stock sales over the pre-election price, and his stake in the company is up over $2 billion.
The announcement’s timing is noteworthy, with the 2024 US presidential race having finished a month prior.
While many crypto community members celebrated Donald Trump’s reelection, some may have felt differently.
A majority of pro-crypto or crypto-neutral candidates won their races in 2024, many of whom were supported by media buys from PACs like Fairshake.
Gary Gensler is going, but the lawsuits against crypto firms may continue — until Congress defines how securities laws apply to digital assets.
According to Rep. Wiley Nickel, Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris could have made a “really big error” not courting voters in favor of crypto earlier.
Predictions markets had an edge on the polls in the 2024 US election, but are they actually helping pundits predict the future?
A week after the election, crypto sentiment remains strong. Polymarket, bitcoin and a possibly more efficient and crypto-positive government are all tailwinds to look forward to.
The 2024 elections marked a significant turning point for the crypto industry, with a pro-crypto president-elect advocating for the U.S. as the "crypto capital of the planet," paving the way for a shift from regulatory enforcement to a clearer, more predictable regulatory framework that will facilitate mainstream adoption and innovation in the sector, says Christopher Perkins.
Klippsten warns that relaxed regulations under Trump could trigger a chaotic altcoin surge, drawing liquidity away from Bitcoin.
The crypto lobby has made its mark on the US presidential elections.
Contributions from Coinbase and statements from executives suggested that crypto companies were likely to keep pouring money into future US elections.
As U.S. voters elected former President Donald Trump to be the nation's 47th president, the digital-asset market demonstrated its unique, real-time reaction capacity, surging on expectations of a crypto-friendly administration
Olaf Scholz is looking to bring the general election forward to March from September.
Quinn Thompson, the founder of crypto hedge fund Lekker Capital, shared with CoinDesk why he was so confident Trump would win despite concerning polls.
Kelly Ye, portfolio manager at Decentral Park Capital and Andy Baehr, head of product at CoinDesk Indices, trade views, active manager vs indexer, on what steps are most important to shape the capital markets and investment landscape for digital assets in a post U.S. election world.
The iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) saw a rare day of outflows before Bitcoin went on to hit a new all-time high.
Trump has vowed to impose sweeping tariffs on Mexico and other trading partners.
The crypto industry is watching Senate races in Ohio, Montana, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Massachusetts — all seen as key to getting pro-crypto lawmakers into office.