The below is an excerpt from a recent edition of Bitcoin Magazine Pro, Bitcoin Magazine’s premium markets newsletter. To be among the first to receive these insights and other on-chain bitcoin market analysis straight to your inbox, subscribe now. On Sunday, February 4, El Salvador’s presidential election will determine whether Nayib Bukele and his revolutionary…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A former Finnish prime minister will face the foreign minister who took the Nordic country into Nato in a run-off election in two weeks to decide who becomes president of the military alliance’s newest member….
Ramaswamy’s departure from the presidential race leaves a void in terms of a candidate explicitly championing pro-crypto policies. Pro-crypto Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has officially withdrawn from the United States presidential race, marking the end of his nearly year-long campaign. Ramaswamy, who gained attention for his outspoken stance on cryptocurrency and blockchain technology, announced at…
The Republican presidential debate discussed several issues including regulation to protect the sector as well as safeguarding crypto users. The Republican presidential debate in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, on Wednesday, delved into cryptocurrency policies and regulation. Vivek Ramaswamy, who stood out for integrating crypto into his campaign, did not hesitate to address the industry’s challenges. In response…
Stand With Crypto disclosed on its website that the event would feature the presence of Republican candidate Asa Hutchinson, currently serving as the 46th governor of Arkansas. The “Stand With Crypto” campaign, introduced last year by the cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, is set to host its first presidential forum with 2024 presidential aspirants to discuss digital…
This article is featured in Bitcoin Magazine’s “The Primary Issue”. Click here to get your Annual Bitcoin Magazine Subscription. Introduction Until this election cycle, Bitcoin has flown under the radar when it comes to the national political stage. For the first time in its history, Bitcoin is becoming a prominent issue for presidential candidates on…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Chris Christie is trying to fend off growing pressure to bow out of the 2024 White House race and narrow the field of candidates challenging Donald Trump for the Republican presidential nomination. The former governor…
After winning the election on Sunday, Milei, often compared to former United States President Donald Trump, promised drastic changes for Argentina. In a historic turn of events on November 19, Bitcoin-friendly presidential aspirant Javier Milei secured victory in Argentina’s presidential run-off election, defeating his opponent Sergio Massa with 55% of the votes and establishing a…
Late Sunday night, it was confirmed that Bitcoin friendly candidate Javier Milei officially won Argentina’s presidential election, beating his opponent Sergio Massa by 2,786,457 votes. The new president will now take office on December 10. Bloomberg While Milei has not yet advocated for Bitcoin to be used as legal tender or to hold BTC as a reserve asset, he does…
In a recent interview on the Coin Stories podcast hosted by Natalie Brunell, U.S. Presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy discussed his views on Bitcoin, why the government should leave Bitcoin alone, and the BlackRock spot Bitcoin ETF. The presidential candidate said Bitcoin “is an opt out from the broken financial architecture created by by the U.S. Federal Reserve system….
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Mike Pence has dropped out of the race for the 2024 US presidential election as the former vice-president struggled to mobilise support and boost flagging poll numbers. In a surprise announcement during a speech at…
In a surprising twist in Argentina’s presidential election, pro-Bitcoin candidate Javier Gerardo Milei has emerged as a formidable contender, forcing a run-off election against current Economy Minister Sergio Massa after the first round of voting. Javier Milei, a libertarian economist who has vowed to shut down the nation’s central bank and expressed support for Bitcoin,…
Bitcoin is helping secure the truthfulness of Guatemala’s election results. Thanks to OpenTimestamps, a tool created by bitcoin developer Peter Todd a few years ago, Guatemalan tech startup Simple Proof is able to safeguard key documents about the country’s presidential elections from fraud and tampering. Todd’s tool, which leverages hash functions and the bitcoin blockchain,…
Following Milei’s win, Bitcoin in Argentina soared but has now corrected some of its profit, although it remains higher than previous levels. The price of Bitcoin has hit a new record in Argentina after Bitcoin proponent and presidential candidate Javier Milei won the election primaries. At a time when the price of the king coin…
US Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was recently announced as a speaker at the upcoming Mining Disrupt 2023, a highly anticipated event in the Bitcoin mining community, taking place in Miami on July 25-27th at the Miami Airport Convention Center. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. also spoke at the Bitcoin 2023 conference earlier this year in…