Former chief legal officer of the Kraken exchange, Marco Santori, praised the political campaign donations made by crypto industry firms during the 2024 election as “democracy at work.”
In an exclusive interview with Cointelegraph’s Turner Wright, the former Kraken executive argued that crypto voters tilted the election in favor of then-candidate Donald Trump and the Republican Party.
The executive also said that the election donations from crypto firms, many of which are now having regulatory lawsuits dropped, do not represent conflicts of interest. Santori told Cointelegraph:
„Detractors only call it a conflict of interest when it is a cause they do not believe in, otherwise, it’s just democracy at work. It is people advocating for their own benefits — people like you and me. That is what is happening, and that is what happened in the last election.”
“Look at what happened in November. Who can deny that crypto was responsible For 4-5% of the vote,” Santori added. “It w

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