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Blockchain Technology For Verifying Election Data
16.2.2024
More than 60 countries around the world will hold national and regional elections this year, making 2024 the biggest election year in history. But there are growing concerns that misinformation and disinformation driven largely by artificial intelligence (AI) will impact the elections. An example...
Indonesia’s Presidential Election Sees Crypto-Friendly Team in the Running
14.2.2024
Indonesia former Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto has declared victory in the presidential election following unofficial vote counts indicating a significant lead, potentially securing a single-round win in his third bid for the presidency. Subianto, along with his pro-crypto running mate Gibran...
Indonesia Picks Crypto-Friendly Team in Presidential Election
14.2.2024
During the presidential campaign, vice-presidential candidate Gibran discussed crypto and blockchain as a means to expand job opportunities for the country’s younger generation
How Indonesia’s Election Outcome Will Impact Crypto
14.2.2024
Indonesia, a trillion-dollar economy, is impossible to ignore. The country held its election on Wednesday with defence minister Prabowo Subianto and ex-governors Anies Baswedan and Ganjar Pranowo all competing to become the next president. In December, Indonesia’s Mayor Gibran Rakabuming...
Polygon-Based Prediction Market Shows Michelle Obama Rising to Third in 2024 Election Odds, Challenging Trump and Biden
11.2.2024
24 days ago, Bitcoin.com News delved into Polymarket’s decentralized prediction market odds for the 2024 U.S. elections, with former President Donald Trump at the forefront, closely trailed by the sitting President Joe Biden, and the ex-U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., Nikki Haley. Since that report...
Paradigm Backs Prediction Market in Legal Battle Against CFTC
8.2.2024
Paradigm has stepped up to back Kalshi in its legal battle against the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), defending the right to offer prediction markets in the U.S. Congressional elections, and arguing for the critical role such markets play in risk management and information...
El Salvador’s Pro Bitcoin President Nayib Bukele Claims Victory in Re-election Poll
5.2.2024
El Salvador’s incumbent president Nayib Bukele has claimed an overwhelming victory in the country’s presidential election poll. Bukele announced his commanding lead shortly after the polls closed. According to Bukele’s latest post, the preliminary counts secured his victory with more...
El Salvador's Bitcoin-Friendly President Nayib Bukele Wins Re-Election
5.2.2024
The country in 2021 became the first nation to adopt bitcoin as legal tender
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele Eyes Bitcoin-Backed Bonds, Bitcoin Cities in Re-election Bid
1.2.2024
El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele intends to push forward with his plans for Bitcoin if he secures a second term in the upcoming election. Despite pressure from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to reconsider the country’s adoption of Bitcoin as legal tender during loan...
India Keeps Stiff Taxes on Crypto as Interim-Budget Is Revealed in Election Year
1.2.2024
India has not introduced any changes to the controversial tax deducted at source (TDS) affecting the crypto industry
Bitcoin Price Prediction: Hits $42,400 Amid ETF Ad Buzz & Election Pledges
29.1.2024
In the realm of cryptocurrency, Bitcoin‘s trajectory has captured the market’s attention yet again. As whispers turn into conversations about Bitcoin price predictions, the digital currency has edged up by 0.41 percent, steadying at $42,403. This subtle yet optimistic rise coincides...
Trump Doubles Down on Anti-CBDC Stance, Gives Full Credit to Ramaswamy
23.1.2024
Former President Donald Trump doubled down on his claim that he will “never allow” a central bank for digital currency (CBDC) during a Monday night rally in New Hampshire. Trump vows no CBDC Trump credited former presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy, who has since endorsed Trump in...
Japanese Crypto Advocate Wins Parliament Seat
23.1.2024
A leading Japanese crypto advocate has won a seat in the House of Councilors, the nation’s lower parliamentary house. Per CoinPost, Takeshi Fujimaki, a former lawmaker who lost his seat in the 2019 election, has been restored to the house under proportional representation rules. Fujimaki,...
Bailing DeSantis May Leave Deafening Crypto Silence in 2024 Presidential Race
22.1.2024
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis may not have been a crypto authority, but he embraced digital assets as a political tool and ensured his influential state made moves to support the industry while he still had his eyes on the White House. His absence – and that of fellow candidate Vivek Ramaswamy...
Congressman Tom Emmer Offers to Help Donald Trump Fight Central Bank Digital Currencies
22.1.2024
Congressman Tom Emmer has offered to help former U.S. President Donald Trump fight the creation of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the U.S. “I agree with President Trump; CBDCs pose a serious threat to Americans’ right to financial privacy. I look forward to working with...
Former SEC Official: Crypto Holds the Key to 2024 US Presidential Election
21.1.2024
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s former head of internet enforcement has explained that crypto holds the key to the 2024 U.S. presidential election. He stressed that every U.S. presidential candidate should immediately appoint an internal Crypto Czar. “The stark reality is that...
Expert Opinions: Massive Inflows to Follow Spot Bitcoin ETF Approval, Bull Market Questionable
19.1.2024
Talking with Cryptonews, three experts have shared their views on spot Bitcoin ETFs trading volumes. They discussed the initial price drop post-approval, how the US Fed and presidential election could affect the market, BlackRock’s marketing approach, the benefits and downsides of the new product...
Polymarket Predicts Trump as 2024 US Election Winner With 48% Chance, Biden and Haley Trail in Predictions
18.1.2024
With the U.S. presidential election just about nine months on the horizon, it appears that American electors are poised to encounter familiar faces from the 2020 race — Joe Biden and Donald Trump. Recent data from the decentralized crypto-based predictions platform Polymarket suggests that Trump...
US Lawmaker Expects Donald Trump to Become ‘a Lot More’ Crypto Friendly in Second Term as President
14.1.2024
U.S. Representative Tom Emmer expects former U.S. President Donald Trump to become “a lot more” friendly toward cryptocurrency if he returns to the White House. Trump has launched three non-fungible token (NFT) collections since leaving office. Meanwhile, some analysts predict that...
Skybridge Capital’s Anthony Scaramucci States Biden’s Anti Crypto Policies Will Cost Him the Election
11.1.2024
Anthony Scaramucci, founder of Skybridge Capital, a private global investment firm, believes that the anti-crypto policies brought by the Biden administration might affect the outcome of the upcoming elections. He states that 52 million Americans, representing 20% of the voting population...