Stand With Crypto Says 121,000 People Have Used Voter Registration Tool Since 2023
Date: 2024-09-20 Author: Henry Casey Categories: IN WORLD
After a tour of key states, Coinbase’s Stand With Crypto has registered up to 121,000 people to vote in the 2024 US election.
In a statement provided to Cointelegraph, a Stand With Crypto spokesperson said that roughly 17,500 users have used the platform’s voter registration tool since the group began a national cryptocurrency policy awareness tour on September 4. He added that more than 121,000 crypto supporters have used the tool since its launch in 2023.
The organization, which says it advocates for “clear, common-sense regulations for the crypto industry,” allows users to enter their email addresses to verify their voting locations and registration status. It’s unclear how many of the users reported by Stand With Crypto have already signed up or signed up in their states.
Stand With Crypto has been organizing a bus tour, holding rallies for crypto enthusiasts in Arizona, Nevada, Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Washington, D.C. Recent polls show Democratic candidate Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump in a close race both nationally and in key swing states, indicating that tens of thousands of people could make a difference in the 2024 vote.
The bus tour, which ended in Washington on Sept. 18, was the latest effort by industry supporters to drive voter turnout for cryptocurrency. Cryptocurrency-backed political action groups (PACs) have spent millions of dollars on ad campaigns for and against cryptocurrency-backed candidates in the 2024 election cycle.
Cryptocurrency as an Election Issue
It’s unclear how many of the roughly 240 million U.S. citizens eligible to vote in 2024 will vote based solely on the candidates’ cryptocurrency policies. According to 2023 Federal Reserve data, up to 18 million U.S. adults could own or use cryptocurrency.
While neither Vice President Harris nor Trump mentioned digital assets during what may have been their only debate on Sept. 10, the candidates have taken different approaches to cryptocurrency in their campaigns.
The Republican nominee has called for “mining every bitcoin left” in the U.S. and continues to appeal to cryptocurrency-focused voters in her campaign. Harris has been largely silent on digital assets in her 2024 campaign, but a senior campaign adviser said in August that she would support growth policies for the industry.
