{"id":25324,"date":"2024-07-18T13:00:57","date_gmt":"2024-07-18T10:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinengineer.io\/?p=25324"},"modified":"2024-07-18T10:10:59","modified_gmt":"2024-07-18T07:10:59","slug":"vitalik-buterin-criticizes-crypto-focused-political-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/vitalik-buterin-criticizes-crypto-focused-political-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Vitalik Buterin Criticizes Crypto-Focused Political Support"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Vitalik Buterin<\/strong>, co-founder of Ethereum, wrote a blog post opposing political alliances based on which side supports cryptocurrencies.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Buterin<\/strong> noted that legislative initiatives in the United States, including the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act (FIT21) and the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) in the European Union, have inspired people in the crypto industry to become more politically involved. But these initiatives contradict the crypto ethos.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;There is a growing push inside the crypto space to become more politically active and favor political parties and candidates almost entirely on whether or not they are willing to be lenient and friendly to &#8216;crypto,'&#8221;<\/em> <strong>Buterin<\/strong> wrote in a July 17 blog post, adding that &#8220;<em>making decisions in this way carries a high risk of going against the values that brought you into the crypto space in the first degree.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Even if the politician also supports legislative efforts that limit the crypto ecosystem more generally, <strong>Buterin<\/strong> insists that merely selecting candidates who claim to be pro-crypto helps <em>&#8220;create an incentive gradient where politicians come to understand that all they need to get your support is to support &#8216;crypto.'&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;All that politicians have to do is make sure you can trade coins easily<\/em>,&#8221; <strong>Buterin<\/strong> advised.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike <strong>Buterin<\/strong>, billionaire Mark Cuban believes that in the US presidential contest this year, crypto will play a deciding role. He even goes so far as to claim that Joe Biden, the Democratic nominee and present president, would lose his re-election candidacy because of his crypto policy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>I have said many times that Biden has to choose between Gensler or crypto voters, or it could cost him the White House<\/em>,&#8221; Cuban remarked on June 10.<\/p>\n<p>Cubans also pointed out that many voters will pick their candidate depending on their cryptographic attitude. &#8220;<em>Crypto is a mainstay with younger and independent voters<\/em>,&#8221; stated Cubans early in May. &#8220;<em>Virtual voters will be heard this election<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em class=\"darkmysite_style_txt_border darkmysite_processed\" data-darkmysite_alpha_bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\">You can also freely share your thoughts and comments about the topic in the comment section. 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