As the world moves rapidly through a time of tumultuous technological and economic changes, the crypto industry has poured nearly $160 million into supporting pro-crypto US candidates in a campaign to help the GOP take a Senate majority in the November midterm elections. This initiative showcases the growing influence that cryptocurrency is having on political campaigns, but it also highlights the sector’s interest in shaping a friendly legislative landscape.
And at the core of this financial monster is the belief among many crypto advocates that it’s important to create a regulatory environment that fosters innovation and encourages digital currencies to enter the mainstream. Donating to pro-crypto candidates signals to the political class that these are voters who want a government that encourages the use, development and scaling of blockchain tech.
If the infusion of $160 million of crypto cash into the machinery of politics is any indication, the crypto-sphere is ready to do more than flex its financial muscle. Pro-crypto thought leaders can be strategically placed in the centres of power, where lawmakers sympathetic to the nuances of digital currencies and blockchain could drive reform, legalising broad uses and safeguarding crypto from doubt and corruption.
Burrowing down into the money itself, advocacy for pro-crypto policies could be achieved not just by electing people to office but by educating them about the potential of crypto-coins to revolutionise payment systems; increase financial security and autonomy; and provide a decentralised alternative to mainstream banking. Pro-crypto visionaries aren’t simply bankrolling candidates, they’re hitting back at the elite technocratic peddlers of new-world money by launching a debate about the future of money, privacy and international commerce.
The battle for a crypto-friendly Senate crosses party lines By R AY TANJUTAKIT,In the United States, partisanship threatens to overwhelm just about everything. But even in today’s polarised political environment, one issue seems to lurk outside conventional partisan divides: digital currency. The rise of crypto-friendly candidates illustrates how a potential intersection of economic and technological interests unites individuals on both the Left and the Right who could otherwise be political rivals. And if these pro-crypto candidates have a chance to form coalitions, then crypto could help push US legislators in a new direction of bipartisan cooperation on policies for a digital age. Cryptocurrency and the blockchain have quickly grown into an area where partisanship has yet to make much of a dent. The two major political parties have historically not fundamentally differed on regulatory approaches to private money, and it wasn’t until the 2016 election that either party took a strong stand on Bitcoin and digital currency.
Far from being a next step in domestic policy, reforms to promote pro-crypto voices in US Congress put the US on top as a global player in the digital currency game. Pro-crypto legislators, if successful, could shape the agenda for global cryptocurrency regulation, defining norms for reconciling innovation with consumer protection and security. This could result in a domino effect, with the US leading the way in ushering cryptocurrencies into the global financial system.
Get financial backers to fund pro-crypto candidates’ campaigns, and it becomes a call to cooperation and coordinated action for anyone involved in the digital currency industry. Crypto-capitalists are urged to form a bloc and make a political stand for policies that will grow and solidify the digital currency environment: ‘We can shape a legislative environment that rewards innovation, promotes opportunities for economic growth, and protects digital asset holders.’
The phrase ‘pro-crypto’ has become shorthand for a political view of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology that supports polices for promoting the innovation, adoption and responsible regulation of digital currencies. It can be boiled down to a belief in the power of technology to push economic, commercial and political progress forward, and that this power will soon be unleashed by cryptocurrency, in particular, as an asset class, a payment array and a model for decentralised, transparent governance.
As crypto financiers turn the industry’s ‘multimillion-dollar war chest’ towards backing pro-crypto US candidates, its impact on policy, innovation and global leadership in digital money will be profound. The intersection of financial power and political support is a new chapter of the crypto story, one that will shape the future of economic and legislative policy around the world.
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