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It was poised to spend more than US$40 million in the final weeks of the 2024 US elections after already deploying US$140 million on dozens of congressional races nationwide.</p><p class="mb-4 md:mb-6 leading-8 -tracking-5%" data-story-element="paragraph" data-testid="paragraph-component">During the presidential campaign, Republican nominee Donald Trump embraced the crypto industry in an about-face from his earlier criticism of the sector as a scam. His rival, Democratic Vice-President Kamala Harris, has vowed to support a regulatory framework for digital assets if elected.</p><p class="mb-4 md:mb-6 leading-8 -tracking-5%" data-story-element="paragraph" data-testid="paragraph-component">“We get the US election results in six days, and no matter how you slice it, it will be the most pro-crypto Congress ever,” Armstrong also wrote in his message on X. “The crypto voter is already a force to be reckoned with, but it will continue to grow.”</p><div class="mb-6 mt-8 border border-gray-175 p-6 md:-mx-8 md:mt-0 md:p-8" data-testid="article-read-more"><div><div class="mb-6 border-b border-gray-850 pb-2 !font-poppins text-base font-semibold leading-normal tracking-5% text-gray-850 md:text-lg">SEE ALSO</div><div data-testid="section-article-read-more"><div class="mb-6" data-testid="article-read-more-items"><div data-testid="basic-card" data-cueid="5271779" class="relative flex flex-wrap items-start gap-4"><div class="relative flex order-1 flex-shrink-0 w-[70px] lg:w-[90px]"><div class="flex items-center justify-center bg-gray-250 w-full"><div class="w-full" style="position:relative"><a rel="noopener" href="/companies-markets/crypto-exchange-gemini-gets-mas-principle-nod-major-payment-institution-licence" target="_blank"><picture><source media="(min-width: 992px)" srcSet="https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/businesstimes/83e8781b62aed4fe663c86bbaa9bb08d333092f75a0efb5526e55539ff79830e?w=180&h=120&dpr=1&f=webp 1x"/><source media="(min-width: 768px)" srcSet="https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/businesstimes/83e8781b62aed4fe663c86bbaa9bb08d333092f75a0efb5526e55539ff79830e?w=140&h=100&dpr=1&f=webp 1x"/><source srcSet="https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/businesstimes/83e8781b62aed4fe663c86bbaa9bb08d333092f75a0efb5526e55539ff79830e?w=300&h=200&dpr=1&f=webp 1x"/><img src="https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/businesstimes/83e8781b62aed4fe663c86bbaa9bb08d333092f75a0efb5526e55539ff79830e?q=20&w=3&h=2&f=webp" loading="lazy" alt="Gemini will continue to work towards achieving the MPI license as part of its ongoing commitment to the Singapore market." class="w-full aspect-3x2"/></picture></a></div></div></div><div class="flex flex-grow flex-col w-full-120px lg:w-2/3 order-2 text-white"><h3 class="_title_d4ajx_12 !text-base my-0 leading-[1.3rem] tracking-normal !font-lct" data-testid="title_link_5271779"><a class="inherit word-break hover:underline !text-gray-850" rel="noopener" title="Crypto exchange Gemini gets MAS’ in-principle nod for major payment institution licence" href="/companies-markets/crypto-exchange-gemini-gets-mas-principle-nod-major-payment-institution-licence" target="_blank">Crypto exchange Gemini gets MAS’ in-principle nod for major payment institution licence</a></h3></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="w-screen bg-gray-125 transition-all duration-300 border-gray-175 min-h-0 border-y-0 bg-none py-0" style="max-width:0px;margin-left:calc(-1*(0px - 100%) / 2 );height:0"><div data-component="component-container" class="container px-3 sticky top-[120px]"><div class="relative mx-auto w-full md:w-10/12 md:px-8 lg:w-8/12"><div class="text-center text-center" data-testid="advertisement-element"><div id="dfp-ad-midarticlespecial" class="adunit-component my-8 md:my-12"></div></div></div></div></div><p class="mb-4 md:mb-6 leading-8 -tracking-5%" data-story-element="paragraph" data-testid="paragraph-component">The Securities and Exchange Commission under Chair Gary Gensler led a crackdown on crypto following a market rout in 2022 and a series of blowups, including the bankruptcy of Sam Bankman-Fried’s fraudulent FTX exchange.</p><p class="mb-4 md:mb-6 leading-8 -tracking-5%" data-story-element="paragraph" data-testid="paragraph-component">Irked executives complained loudly that the US needs clearer rules for crypto and built up a campaign finance war chest to further their agenda. 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