According to BlockBeats, on October 8, Cointelegraph reported that US Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren and Republican candidate John Deaton will hold two debates on October 15 and October 17 before the 2024 general election.
New England Public Media and GBH News will host the two Senate candidates’ debate on Oct. 17 in Springfield, and Warren and Deaton will also debate on WSBK-TV in Boston on Oct. 15. It is unclear whether digital assets will be a topic of debate between the two candidates. GBH News said it would not share those topics in advance.
During Warren's tenure, she has been an outspoken critic of cryptocurrencies, linking digital assets to funding illegal activities. Deaton is a lawyer who supports Ripple and other crypto companies facing lawsuits from the U.S. SEC. Several polls in September showed Warren leading Deaton by more than 20 percentage points in the election, which many expect to be a referendum on cryptocurrency policy. Deaton said on social media that the SEC is "pushing an anti-crypto agenda" through enforcement actions and criticized SEC Chairman Gary Gensler.