Bitcoin, J.D. Vance and Crypto
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Vice President JD Vance delivers powerful remarks this afternoon at the annual Bitcoin Conference in Las Vegas, a major event for the crypto industry. The speech is expected to touch on how Bitcoin and other digital assets are shaping the U.S. economy, investment landscape, and national security policy.
But Vance is in a unique position compared with recent vice presidents, said Democratic strategist Ashley Etienne, who was communications director to Harris during much of her first year as vice president. Vance’s boss is term-limited by the Constitution, and that gives him a different mandate, she said.
Vice President JD Vance officially invited Pope Leo XIV to the White House, following a “cordial” conversation between the two men on Monday at the Vatican. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was also at the meeting, and Vance passed on a letter to the new pope from President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump.
According to The Telegraph, a survey by JL Partners found Vance is favored by 46% of Republicans to become the party’s next presidential nominee. Another 13% said they were unsure while other prominent Republicans received modest signs of support in the new poll. Rubio clinched just 6% of support in the new poll, according to the report.
Breaking with widespread sympathy for Biden across the political spectrum, Vance said the grim news should serve as a springboard to a renewed investigation into Biden’s health while he was
The Atlantic writer George Packer calls JD Vance the most interesting figure in the Trump administration: "He's capable of complex thought, and I also think he may be the future of the MAGA movement."
Vice President JD Vance met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for the first time since their squabble in the Oval Office earlier this year.
The cardinals’ selection of Pope Leo tests the strained relationship between the bishop of Rome and conservative Catholics.
In a headline speech at the Bitcoin 2025 Conference today, U.S. Vice President JD Vance declared Bitcoin’s growing role in national policy and promised a new
Vice President JD Vance commended digital assets such as bitcoin as an option for people left out of traditional financing.