What we’re looking at: Polymarkt
According to the world’s largest prediction market, Polymarket, the pro-Bitcoin candidate for the upcoming presidential elections, Donald Trump has taken a 13% lead over Kamala Harris.
There are huge stakes in this election regarding Bitcoin. Trump promises very favorable regulations, compared to Harris, who has issued no regulations and has a nearly four-year track record of attacking the industry.
But I think By makes a great point here. When it comes to Bitcoin, this election means something much more than just more favorable regulations. This is the best chance we have to free Ross Ulbricht, an early Bitcoin pioneer and founder of the Silk Road bitcoin marketplace.
Taking into account all the public information about Harris, there is absolutely no evidence to suggest that she would support the Bitcoin industry, let alone free Ross.
Bitcoiners have been desperate to get Ross out of jail for as long as I can remember. At every conference I have attended over the past four years, this has always been a focal point. I’ll never forget sitting outside the hotel at the 2021 BitBlockBoom conference talking Francis Pouliotas I listened to him talk passionately about how much he wanted to break Ross out of prison. For many, getting Ross out could mean the world.
“I got out of jail long enough yesterday to shower, call home and say ‘hello’ to some friends here,” said Ross through his X account which is managed today by his fiancée. “It felt really good to get out from between those 8-foot walls and the closed door and connect with the free world.”
Ross wrongly served more than twelve years in prison. He is now forty years old and will have plenty of time to live a wonderful life with his fiancée, family and friends, and pursue all the ventures he is interested in. It’s time to take him home. But to make this a reality, we still have to fight to win these elections, as if we were 13% behind.
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