Vance: Bitcoin needs political support to stay protected
U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance emphasized Bitcoin’s strategic role in U.S. policy and warned the crypto community to stay politically engaged or risk being ignored.
Speaking at the Bitcoin 2025 conference in Las Vegas, Vice President J.D. Vance urged the crypto community to continue its political momentum from 2024, warning that transformational technologies like Bitcoin won’t be immune from policy decisions.
“Unless you guys get involved in politics, politics is going to ignore this industry,” Vance said. “What happens in the world of bureaucracy will affect even the most valuable technologies.”
He credited the community’s growing activism with influencing national direction and encouraged attendees to “carry it forward to 2026 and beyond.”