Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum, issued a warning against supporting political candidates solely based on their 'pro-crypto' stance. In a recent blog post published on Wednesday, Buterin emphasized the importance of examining politicians' motives and reasons for their crypto advocacy. He cautioned that some candidates might be superficially 'crypto-friendly' while harboring authoritarian tendencies or seeking power for personal gain. Buterin's comments come in the wake of influential crypto investors, including Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, endorsing Donald Trump for his pro-crypto policies. He argued that aligning political support purely on crypto issues could go against the broader values of the crypto movement, such as decentralization and individual freedoms rooted in the cypherpunk ethos. He also warned about the potential for affinity fraud within the political landscape.