{
  "id": 16782396,
  "title": "Majority of Americans want candidates who support US-based financial technology: Poll",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/majority-of-americans-want-candidates-who-support-us-based-financial",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-27T18:08:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Cointelegraph",
    "slug": "cointelegraph",
    "url": "https://cointelegraph.com/news/us-voters-candidates-support-financial-technology-poll"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A new poll conducted in September by the DeFi Education Fund and Ipsos reveals that a majority of Americans consider it important for politicians to support US-based financial technology policies. According to the survey of 1,545 people, 72% of respondents deemed it \"somewhat\" to \"extremely\" important for candidates to champion policies encouraging domestic financial technology development. A further 37% found it \"somewhat important.\" Only 9% of the respondents claimed familiarity with cryptocurrency, while 5% recognized stablecoins. The majority, 87%, admitted they had not held any digital assets in the past year. Just 13% found it crucial for candidates to promote blockchain, crypto, and decentralized finance (DeFi) growth. Ipsos noted that interest in these matters remains consistent across political affiliations. Unlike previous years, crypto policies might factor in the upcoming 2026 midterm elections. Political action committees backed by crypto companies have already spent millions attempting to sway voters in key races.",
  "summary": "The September survey offered a possible window into US voters who could consider fintech and digital asset policies on Election Day.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}