Crypto PAC Blockchain Leadership Fund Endorses 10 Candidates For 2026 Elections
Ken Paxton is getting half a million dollars from a crypto-backed political committee. The Fellowship PAC, an $11 million fund supported by Cantor Fitzgerald and Anchorage Digital, disclosed to the Federal Election Commission that it plans to spend $500,000 backing the Texas attorney general in his bid for a US Senate seat. Related Reading: SpaceX […]
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Stand With Crypto, the advocacy group started to rally crypto supporters, has quietly begun surveying candidates for the 2026 US midterm elections. Related Reading: Ripple’s Big Ambition Revealed By CEO: A Future Challenger To JPMorgan? According to the group’s November 24 press release, the questionnaire has been sent to both federal and state hopefuls to […]
US President Donald Trump has thrown his full backing behind pro-Bitcoin Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) in her 2026 reelection race. Declaring her an “America First Warrior” on his Truth Social platform, Trump singled out Lummis’ leadership on crypto policy, writing that she is “working closely with me to make America the Crypto Capital of the […]
Following the resignations of former BitInstant CEO Charlie Shrem and Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpeles from the board of directors at the Bitcoin Foundation earlier this year, 15 candidates have emerged as potential replacements as part of the organisation's ongoing special election. Voting for the two vacant seats is now open to registered Industry Members, with the election scheduled to close at 11.59pm US EST on Wednesday, 30th April. While the winning candidates have yet to be decided, what is certain is that these individuals will be tasked with joining the Bitcoin Foundation at a time when....
The Russian parliament has adopted a new law obliging persons running for office to present information about their digital asset holdings. The legislation will amend a number of acts and apply to presidential and parliamentary candidates as well as government officials. Russian Politicians to Declare Their Cryptocurrency Funds Before Elections Members of the State Duma, the lower house of Russian parliament, have approved a law under which participants in elections will have to declare their crypto. It requires running candidates to share data about their spending on the acquisition of....
A non-profit organisation in the UK that counts some of the country's more prominent cryptocurrency entrepreneurs and advocates will soon hold its first board elections. Ten candidates will stand for five positions on the board of the UK Digital Currencies Association (UKDCA) during the election, which takes place on 26th September. Paul Ferris, who leads the association's communications working group, said: "They're very important elections. They are the first elections of the board, the [current] board members have been acting so far as interim [board members] until we get the democracy....