This chapter explores the Follow the Crypto initiative, which aims to monitor the financial contributions from the cryptocurrency industry to the 2024 US elections. It highlights concerns over the impact of significant donations from crypto players and emphasizes the importance of transparency through the use of public data.
Paris Marx is joined by Molly White to discuss why the crypto industry is spending millions on this election cycle and Coinbase’s potential breach of election finance law.
Molly White writes the Citation Needed newsletter. She is the creator of Web3 Is Going Just Great and Follow the Crypto.
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The podcast is made in partnership with The Nation. Production is by Eric Wickham. Transcripts are by Brigitte Pawliw-Fry.
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