Why are Silicon Valley venture capitalists suddenly supporting Donald Trump? Billionaire Mark Cuban – one of the politician’s staunchest critics – says “It’s a Bitcoin play.” The businessman’s analysis follows several Trump endorsements from wealthy crypto leaders who explicitly favor him because he promises to protect their industry. Silicon Valley, Trump, and Bitcoin According to...Read More
Former President Donald Trump has announced that he has chosen crypto-friendly Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) as his vice presidential candidate. According to his latest federal financial disclosure, Vance, a venture capitalist turned politician, owns between $100,001 and $250,000 in Bitcoin. Trump and Vance’s United Front on Crypto Earlier this year, former President Trump’s stance on...Read More
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has declared plans to support the America PAC, a political action committee supporting Donald Trump, the Republican presidential candidate for the upcoming United States election. According to a WSJ report, citing individuals familiar with the matter, Musk intends to devote $45 million monthly to this committee starting in July. Musk to...Read More
Bitcoin and, by extension, cryptocurrencies have never been more relevant to voters than in the 2024 presidential election. A new poll funded by crypto-focused investment firm Paradigm showed that 13% of Republicans who originally did not intend to vote for Donald Trump had a more positive view of him after he reversed his previous stance...Read More
The former United States president and current Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump, is set to speak at one of the largest crypto events this month. A tweet by the official Bitcoin Conference X account revealed Thursday that Trump will be one of the speakers at the event, which is scheduled for July 25 to 27...Read More
The Republican National Committee has released its 2024 GOP Platform ahead of this year’s federal election, adopting several stances aligning with Donald Trump’s “America First” policies instead of traditional GOP social issues. That includes a specific policy dedicated to protecting Bitcoin and crypto – an industry that Trump has tightly aligned himself with this year....Read More
Jesse Powell, the co-founder and chairman of the cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, has donated $1 million in digital assets to the United States presidential campaign of the pro-crypto candidate Donald Trump. In a Friday tweet, Powell revealed that the donation was mainly in ether (ETH). The Kraken founder has now declared publicly his support for Trump...Read More
The highlight anticipated presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden did not feature any discussion about Bitcoin or crypto. This was notable given how much attention the industry has garnered this year. Despite this, experts believe that if Trump were re-elected, it could signal a shift toward more favorable regulatory conditions for the crypto...Read More
On-chain experts have warned that political-themed meme coins will remain volatile for the next seven days or more as the United States presidential debate approaches. Bitfinex analysts said PolitiFi tokens have become speculative assets for the outcome of the upcoming elections; hence, they could witness dramatic rises and falls before, during, and after the debate...Read More
Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, the co-founders of Gemini, have announced their donations of $1 million each in Bitcoin to former President Donald Trump’s campaign. Both have publicly declared their support for Trump in the upcoming November election, criticizing the Biden administration for weaponizing multiple government agencies to bully and sue the cryptocurrency industry. Biden Administration...Read More
Ex-convict Martin Shkreli, who spent several years in prison for financial-related frauds, just recently hopped onto an X space and publicly announced his role in the creation of the new Donald Trump-themed token DJT. This comes after questions on the token’s authenticity and accusations of insider trading continue to come up. Ex-Convict Co-Created DJT While...Read More
President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign is reportedly considering accepting crypto donations via Coinbase. On June 12, The Block reported that Biden’s team was attempting to engage crypto-focused voters in response to rival candidate Donald Trump’s endorsing of the industry and acceptance of crypto donations. According to the report, the Biden team is in discussion with...Read More
Donald Trump’s new weapon against Biden’s administration is cryptocurrency. The former US president has made a striking reversal in his stance on the industry, a topic now emerging as a significant issue in the upcoming presidential election. Trump Rejects CBDC Addressing a crowd at the Libertarian National Convention in Washington, D.C. over the weekend, Trump...Read More
The Trump campaign announced on Tuesday that it would begin accepting cryptocurrency donations, marking the first time a major party presidential nominee has done this. This decision is in line with Trump’s broader agenda, which the campaign described as valuing “freedom over socialistic government control.” Trump Campaign Vows to Build “Crypto Army” According to a...Read More
Former U.S. President Donald Trump has announced his intention to ensure cryptocurrency donations are accepted for his campaign donations. Trump is the Republican candidate for the upcoming U.S. presidential election scheduled for November 2024. Trump Pushes for Crypto Donations In various video clips posted to X by Frank Degods, a non-fungible token creator and influencer,...Read More
Donald Trump, former United States President and candidate in the upcoming elections, has taken a u-turn on his stance against Bitcoin, stating that he can live with it. During an interview with Fox News, the billionaire acknowledged that BTC, the leading digital currency, is getting a lot of attention and taking a life of its...Read More
Former United States President Donald Trump, who is once again vying to re-enter the White House, has criticized central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), stating that he would not allow such a project to launch in the US if elected President. According to him, a CBDC will give the federal government total control, further describing it...Read More
According to on-chain firm Arkham Intelligence, a wallet linked to former U.S. President Donald Trump has moved over $2.4 million worth of ether (ETH) to the crypto exchange Coinbase in the past few weeks. Arkham Intelligence had initially identified digital assets believed to belong to Trump in August, basing its findings on financial disclosures filed...Read More
New findings about Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), the disgraced founder and former CEO of the now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX, are washing ashore as his trial fast approaches. This time, it has been disclosed that he considered paying former U.S. president Donald Trump not to re-run for presidency. In an interview with CBS News 60 Minutes, Michael...Read More
Following an appearance by former President Donald Trump on Tucker Carlson’s X-based interview show, the value of Trump’s baseball card-style NFT collection saw a notable surge. According to reports, the 45,000-card polygon-based Trump Digital Trading Cards’ price increased from 0.1 ether ($150) last week to approximately 0.13 ether ($215) after the viral interview. Trump: “When...Read More
Updated filings show that former President Donald Trump owns $2.8 million worth of cryptocurrency in his Ethereum wallet – a far higher amount than disclosures from earlier this month appeared to suggest. The disclosures paint a different picture of Trump’s views on crypto than his public pronouncements about the asset class would seem to suggest....Read More
Donald Trump’s latest public financial disclosure shows that he holds between $250,000 and $500,000 worth of Ethereum (ETH). Trump’s 2023 OGE financial disclosure documents, released recently, featured an item described as a “Cryptocurrency Wallet (Ethereum),” whose value the former President placed between $250,000 and $500,000. The content of the crypto wallet is likely tied to...Read More
The approaching presidential vote in the United States in 2024 promises to be intriguing and contested as more and more well-known candidates announce their participation in the election. Both the Democratic and the Republican parties have amassed serious figures who put the economic welfare of Americans, the improvement of the domestic health sector, the US...Read More
Former United States President Donald Trump had some fierce words for the Biden Administration and its management of the currency shortly after being arrested on Tuesday. The ex-President predicted that the U.S. dollar will likely lose its status as the world reserve currency as it continues to collapse. Trump’s Arrest and Warning Trump turned himself...Read More
The NFT collection featuring Donald Trump saw an increased interest in the hours after the billionaire’s arrest. Trump Digital Trading Card holders sold over 60 tokens following his appearance in the courtroom. According to data from the leading NFT marketplace OpenSea, digital art depicting Donald Trump has surged in popularity after he became the first former...Read More
Despite his seemingly poor market timing, former U.S. President Donald Trump’s recently launched collection of digital “baseball cards” sold out within 24 hours of their release. The crypto community has reacted with amusement – especially given Trump’s prior statements berating crypto as a “scam.” Trump Has an NFT Collection? As CryptoPotato reported on Thursday, Trump’s...Read More
Former U.S. President Donald Trump has announced a personal NFT collection featuring the art from his life and career. As revealed over the celebrity politician’s social media site “Truth Social,” the Donald Trump Digital Trading Card collection is similar to a collection of “baseball cards.” Each card is being sold for $99. Purchases of each...Read More
Former US President Donald Trump is no fan of cryptocurrencies, and he is making that known once again. The only currency he wants is the US Dollar. Trump has been a critic of cryptocurrencies for quite some time now, and this outlook isn’t changing anytime soon. Even if the former FLOTUS Melania Trump has warmed...Read More
Donald Trump is no fan of crypto assets; he has stated that several times himself. The billionaire ex-president has been speaking out on digital assets during an interview on Fox Business “Varney & Co.” on Tuesday. “I like the currency of the United States,” Trump told host Stuart Varney as the scathing anti-crypto comments flowed....Read More
After El Salvador made history earlier this year by accepting bitcoin as a legal tender, the number of countries planning to mimic the move continues to grow. A recent report showed that Cuba’s Central Bank wants to implement rules enabling the nation to utilize digital assets legally. CryptoPotato reported in May this year when Cuba’s...Read More
