Crypto industry poll touts benefits of its top Hill priority

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More than half of Americans say they would feel more protected if Congress passes the cryptocurrency industry’s top legislative priority, according to a new poll conducted by Focaldata on behalf of crypto company Coinbase.
The poll, shared first with Semafor, also found that 36% of Americans — 38% of likely Democratic voters and 41% of likely Republican voters — would be more likely to vote for a candidate who supports the bill overhauling regulation of the industry.
In line with other recent polling, half of voters were neutral or unsure, with just 14% saying they’d be less likely to back a candidate who supports the bill.
The findings come as congressional Democrats circulate other polling on primary voters’ negative perceptions of crypto.
“No one’s going to win a Democratic primary by being [against the bill], but they can lose in the general election by being [against it],” pollster John Anzalone, who’s conducted previous polling for Coinbase, said of both polls.
“Because at the end of the day, there’s not enough intensity in a Democratic primary on this issue, probably, to make a difference. But there is enough intensity in a general election to make a difference — and this kind of shows that.”
— Eleanor Mueller

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