Tag: Campaign contributions
Ripple Co-Founder Chris Larsen Flooding Kamala Harris’ Election Effort With XRP
While significant, his millions are overshadowed by the overall crypto industry's campaign involvement, led by the super PAC Fairshake. That group's $ [...]
Crypto PACs Dominate Ohio Senate Race, Spending $40M on Sherrod Brown’s Foe
If Brown loses, the chances get much higher that Republicans take the Senate majority, and Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) potentially becomes the next chairm [...]
Crypto Promoter and Failed Politician Michelle Bond Accused of Illegally Taking FTX Cash
Michelle Bond, who once ran a Washington-based crypto advocacy group and had served as a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission lawyer, was indicted [...]
Crypto-backed Candidate Ansari Narrowly Wins Arizona Congressional Primary By 39 Votes
Another crypto fan is likely to arrive in Congress next year, with Yassamin Ansari winning her Democratic primary race in Arizona by a scant 39 votes, [...]
Crypto Industry Tries to Tally Final Wins As U.S. Congressional Primaries Wind Down
After a very tight victory last week in Arizona that's now facing a recount, the cryptocurrency industry's political forces are shifting their attenti [...]
Crypto Candidate in Arizona Is Winning (So Far) Despite Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s Headwinds
But the race between Democrats Ansari and Raquel Terán, who'd been endorsed by leading crypto critic Warren, has come down to a 67-vote gap almost a w [...]
Coinbase (COIN), Ripple (XRP) Notch Wins in Expensive Quest to Sway U.S. Politics – Without Mentioning Crypto
A consistent strategy of Fairshake is to focus on districts that lean strongly toward one party and to support crypto-friendly candidates in those pri [...]
Winklevoss Twins Say They Each Gave $1 Million to Trump’s U.S. Presidential Campaign
The Winklevoss donations to Trump 47 join similar maxed-out contributions from Jeffrey Sprecher, the founder, chairman, and CEO of Intercontinental Ex [...]
Jump Crypto Adds $10M to Industry’s U.S. Political War Chest, Raising PAC to $169M
Both efforts saw a higher-than-expected showing of support from Democrats, and the tallies are being used to assess lawmakers. Stand With Crypto, an a [...]
U.S. Advocacy Group ‘Stand With Crypto’ Says It’s Exceeded One Million Signups
"Stand With Crypto surpassed its goal of one million Stand With Crypto advocates faster than ever imagined," said Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, who is [...]
Flood of Cash from Coinbase Gives Crypto One of the Biggest U.S. Election War Chests
"When it comes to our mission of increasing economic freedom by growing the adoption of cryptocurrencies, we are deeply engaged in policy efforts," Co [...]
A16z Boosts Crypto's Election Fund by Another $25M to Seek Friendly Congress
A $25 million donation from Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) hit the campaign coffers of the industry's U.S. political action committee (PAC), according to [...]
Crypto PAC Spent Millions to Get Alabama Candidate on Path Toward Congress
Shomari Figures, a Washington insider with a lengthy progressive resume, didn't pull in the most money in direct contributions as he sought one of Ala [...]
Crypto Seeks to Make Mark on U.S. Elections During 'Super Tuesday'
The long list of primary elections Tuesday across 15 U.S. states will steer the fates of many seats in Congress and further solidifies the presidentia [...]
Capitol riot response: Companies and political donations
Members of U.S. Capitol Police attempt to fend off a mob of supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump as considered one of them tries to make use o [...]