That Debate! How Crypto Reacted to Last Night’s Showdown

Last night’s freewheeling presidential debate was heavy on insults, light on policy, and contained no mention of digital assets. But, if the presidential candidates were ignoring crypto, crypto wasn’t ignoring the presidential candidates. Leading names were quick to weigh in on everything from body language to whether dogs were really being eaten by illegal immigrants.

Here is a sampling:

BitGo’s CEO Mike Belshe:

SkyBridge’s Anthony Scaramucci:

Writer Tiffany Fong:

Paradigm VP of regulatory affairs Justin Slaughter:

Trump supporter Ryan Selkis, former CEO of Messari:

Elon Musk:

Brown Rudnick’s Hailey Lennon (speaking for many):

Former Republican presidential candidate, and Bitcoin “whisperer,” Vivek Ramaswamy:

Influencer and TV host Wendy O:

VC Mike Dudas:

Selkis again:

Galaxy CEO Mike Novogratz:

Ajit Tripathi, Hadron Founders Club:

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