JD Vance has held Bitcoin for years, criticized Gary Gensler and the SEC, and pushed for pro-crypto policies. In November, he could be a heartbeat away from the presidency.

After a shocking assassination attempt on Saturday, a defiant Donald Trump has returned to the campaign trail — and was pictured with a bandaged ear while attending the Republican National Convention in Wisconsin.

Now formally nominated as the party’s nominee in November’s presidential election, his first order of business was to select a running mate. Trump duly announced that Ohio senator JD Vance would be his vice presidential pick.

You might also like: Assassination bid boosts Trump’s chances of victory

From a crypto standpoint, this is a positive development — and an extension of Trump’s pro-Bitcoin …