Overview
- The CoinDesk/Public Opinion Strategies survey of 1,000 registered voters in late April found 62% do not trust the administration to regulate crypto.
- Crypto ranks last as a voter priority for the midterms, with 1% naming it their top concern and 3% calling it the single most important issue.
- Seventy-three percent oppose senior officials having crypto business ties, including 59% of Republicans, and 45% know the Trump family holds stakes such as World Liberty Financial.
- Voters prefer banks for financial access, with 65% choosing banks over 5% for crypto, and 60% say crypto will mostly hurt the economy.
- In the Senate, the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act faces a fight over adding a ban on officials’ personal crypto ties, and Sen. Thom Tillis says the bill may get a hearing soon.