Former U.S. President Donald Trump is receiving notable cryptocurrency donations as the upcoming election approaches.
On-chain donations have reached nearly $60,000, not including contributions made via centralized exchanges like Coinbase.
According to blockchain analytics firm Breadcrumbs, Trump’s campaign has received $59,386 in on-chain crypto donations from 218 donors. Analyst James Delmore explained that many donations come through exchanges, which aren’t considered on-chain transactions. Most donations are in USDC, sent via Ethereum, Base, and Polygon networks. Trump’s campaign has raised over $260 million in total, with traditional donations still leading.
The Winklevoss twins announced a $2 million Bitcoin donation to Trump’s campaign, supporting his pro-crypto stance.
Trump’s campaign started accepting crypto donations in May, emphasizing his support for the industry. This move comes amid regulatory challenges and a shift in Congress towards pro-crypto legislation as the election nears.
Anchorage Digital, a federally chartered crypto custody bank, is urging its institutional clients to move away from major stablecoins like USDC, Agora USD (AUSD), and Usual USD (USD0), recommending instead a shift to the Global Dollar (USDG) — a stablecoin issued by Paxos and backed by a consortium that includes Anchorage itself.
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has voiced concerns over the rise of zero-knowledge (ZK) digital identity projects, specifically warning that systems like World — formerly Worldcoin and backed by OpenAI’s Sam Altman — could undermine pseudonymity in the digital world.
A new report by the European Central Bank (ECB) reveals that digital payment methods continue to gain ground across the euro area, though cash remains a vital part of the consumer payment landscape — particularly for small-value transactions and person-to-person (P2P) payments.
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