Miami's 'Bitcoin Mayor' Will Challenge Donald Trump for US President

Francis X. Suarez has been an outspoken advocate of cryptocurrency since taking office in 2017.

• 2023-06-15
• President Donald Trump Federal Elections Commission Vivek Ramaswamy President Joe Biden Ron DeSantis Republican candidate Bitcoin mayor of Miami Bitcoin Conference

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Silent on Bitcoin and CBDC During Twitter Talk with Elon Musk

He also asked Balaji Srinivasan, Coinbase’s former CTO, to be his Treasury Secretary.

• 2023-06-06
• Twitter Elon Musk Robert F. Kennedy Jr president John F. Kennedy Bitcoin digital assets presidential candidate Balaji Srinivasan Ron DeSantis CBDC

Crypto Is Entering Electoral Politics. That’s Bad For Bitcoin.

Before the token crash last year, crypto garnered growing support from both Democrats and Republicans. That's changing.

• 2023-05-27
• Democrats and Republicans Ron DeSantis Bitcoin political issue President Joe Biden presidential election cycle crypto policy

U.S. Presidential Candidate Ramaswamy Takes Potshot at DeSantis Bitcoin Remark

The largest cryptocurrency is suddenly a talking point in the 2024 race, after Florida Governor Ron DeSantis declared he would “protect the ability to do things like Bitcoin” during the launch of his campaign on Twitter on Wednesday.

• 2023-05-26
• Vivek Ramaswamy Ron DeSantis presidential campaign Bitcoin Donald Trump Republican candidate presidential election

This Week in Coins: Investors Rehash Bitcoin's 'Safe-Haven' Status as DeSantis Takes Aim at CBDCs

As investors rushed to leading cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, politicians in the United States took aim at incoming CBDC plans.

• 2023-03-26
• Swiss National Bank Credit Suisse Silicon Valley Bank CBDC Ron DeSantis Ordinals