ChainCatcher news, in response to Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin's recent statement "against making political votes based on support for cryptocurrency," Ava Labs founder and CEO Emin Gün Sirer commented on X: "I agree with Vitalik's point: our choices must be based on principled reasons related to the candidates' positions on personal freedom. To win elections, the superficial support for (cryptocurrency, etc.) fluctuates, but politicians will eventually return to their true inner selves. However, there are more dimensions to principles than just personal freedom versus authoritarianism."Previous news, Cardano founder refuted Vitalik's statement, saying that when cryptocurrency cannot stay away from politics, it's time to vote for the side that is more supportive.

ChainCatcher news, in response to Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin's recent remarks "against making political votes based on support for cryptocurrency," Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson rebutted, stating: "My primary goal has always been to keep the government as far away from cryptocurrency as possible, but when that goal is unattainable, the remaining choices become very clear. If they continue to over-regulate, then we should not vote for them... Voting for Biden is voting for the demise of the U.S. cryptocurrency industry, and for that reason, we should cast our votes for candidates who support cryptocurrency."

ChainCatcher news, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin posted against making political voting choices based on "support for cryptocurrency."He stated that over the past few years, cryptocurrency has become an increasingly important topic in political policy, with various jurisdictions considering legislation to regulate blockchain activity participants. The cryptocurrency space is becoming more politically active, and many people support parties and candidates almost entirely based on their willingness to be friendly towards cryptocurrency. He opposes this trend and believes that making decisions in this way carries significant risks and contradicts the values that initially drew people into the crypto space. He noted that in the crypto field, people often tend to overly focus on the centrality of money and the freedom to hold and spend money (which can also be tokens). Bitcoin is seen as an extension of the liberal spirit in the realm of internet payments.Vitalik believes that freedom is important, and decentralized networks excel at protecting freedom; money is an important area where such networks can be applied, but it is just one of several important areas. Moreover, being friendly towards cryptocurrency now does not mean that they will still be friendly towards it five years from now. Supporting a politician should be based on their entire platform and viewpoints, not just because they support cryptocurrency.