Crypto owners are a YOUNG group, diverse in both their racial heritage and political leanings (although crypto has roots in Libertarian philosophies).
Can crypto be the issue that unites the political left and right in America in time for the 2024 presidential election?
Charles Hoskinson – of Cardano and Ethereum fame – wants it to happen.
Speculation on this exact topic is swirling in cryptoland.
To summarize:
Trump previously made negative comments regarding the cryptoverse… but has since released NFTs which were a big seller.
Biden seems to be neutral, gathering more info, blah blah… but he hasn’t reigned in Gensler and the SEC.
RFK Jr has made mildly positive comments, and has compared the energy use of crypto mining to the energy use of gaming.
Ramaswamy is clearly against CBDCs, but based on his essentially libertarian/tech entrepreneur stance, one could expect that he would be inclined to support any American innovation or tech in this arena. (He is also young)
DeSantis’ home state of Florida is quite crypto-friendly already, though he hasn’t made any direct comments.
Several hopefuls have been entirely silent on this issue including Williamson, Elder, Haley, Hutchinson, and Stapleton.
“There is no such thing as a new idea.” Mark Twain
The idea of “crypto-voters” forming a cohesive voting bloc has been around for a few years. In 2022, Coinbase promoted an in-app tool called a “crypto sentiment tracker” to help its’ users identify the crypto stance of Congressional Representatives.
For anyone inclined to follow Hoskinson’s recommendation:
There’s a Super-PAC for you! (In case you want to donate… for those who are Gonna Make It.)
Bear in mind, Sam Bankman-Fried likely isn’t going to be able to contribute his previously- bragged $ 1 billion toward the 2024 election cycle.
