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07/18/2024 02:43Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin posted a blog post against picking political alliances based on which side is pro-crypto. Buterin …
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin posted a blog post against picking political alliances based on which side is pro-crypto.
Buterin highlighted legislative efforts in the United States, such as Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act (FIT21) and Markets in Crypto-Assets regulation (MiCA) in the European Union, have galvanized individuals in the crypto space to become more politically active. However, these efforts are antithetical to the crypto ethos.
"There is a growing push within 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 'crypto,'" Buterin wrote in a July 17 blog post, adding, that "making decisions in this way …