Within a week, the crypto industry lost two pro-crypto presidential hopefuls, though there’s some hope Donald Trump could be a secret wildcard for crypto.
The recent departure of Vivek Ramaswamy and Ron DeSantis from the United States presidential race appears to have left just two pro-crypto longshots in the running — though there’s some hope that former president Donald Trump could be “friendly to the crypto industry.”
On Jan. 21, Ron DeSantis — the Republican central bank digital currency (CBDC) opponent who once vowed to “protect” Bitcoin (BTC) — wound down his campaign, saying he had no clear path to victory and threw support behind GOP frontrunner Trump.
Six days earlier on Jan.16, the outspoken pro-crypto GOP candidate Vivek Ramaswamy dropped his bid for president and similarly backed Trump.
