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Kraken Co-Founder Jesse Powell Donates $1M, Mostly Ether, to Donald Trump

Powell said he is supporting the only major pro-crypto party candidate.

Kraken co-founder Jesse Powell (CoinDesk)

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Crypto Giants Notch Wins in Expensive Quest to Sway U.S. Politics – Without Mentioning Crypto

Coinbase, Ripple and a16z donated unprecedented money to influence the outcomes of congressional races, but nobody wants to say who's in charge, how it works or even to discuss digital assets in campaign ads.

CEO Brian Armstrong's Coinbase is among the top industry backers of the crypto campaign fund that's shifting the landscape in the 2024 U.S. elections. (Steven Ferdman/Getty Images)

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Winklevoss Twins Say They Each Gave $1 Million to Trump Presidential Campaign

The Winklevoss brothers have become two of the first big-name crypto CEOs to cross the campaign-contribution barrier that had kept big-time donations from the presidential race.

Tyler Winklevoss and Cameron Winklevoss (L-R), creators of crypto exchange Gemini Trust Co., say they gave $1 million each to the Trump campaign. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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Jump Crypto Adds $10M to Industry's U.S. Political War Chest, Raising PAC to $169M

The digital assets industry's Fairshake PAC is a congressional heavyweight with recent influxes, and its latest filings will indicate it still has $109M to spend.

Jump Crypto's new $10 million donation to the industry's Fairshake PAC further bolsters the U.S. campaign juggernaut. (CoinDesk/Alexander Mils, Unsplash)

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Advocacy Group 'Stand With Crypto' Says It's Exceeded 1 Million Signups

The organization, backed by crypto exchange Coinbase, signed a million online members, raised millions in donations and started a U.S. campaign fund in less than a year.

Stand With Crypto Chief Strategist Nick Carr (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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Flood of Cash From Coinbase Gives Crypto One of the Biggest Campaign War Chests

Coinbase followed Ripple and a16z in each giving a new $25 million to their political action committee, Fairshake, as the general election approaches that may shift crypto's destiny.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong speaks at a political rally hosted by Stand With Crypto. (screenshot from Coinbase video)

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A16z Boosts Crypto's Election Fund by Another $25M to Seek Friendly Congress

After Ripple's similar addition, which put the industry's political action committees over the $100M mark this week, the additional $25M pushes the political influence into rare territory.

Chris Dixon of a16z Crypto announces another $25 million in U.S. campaign donations at Consensus 2024. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Crypto PAC Spent Millions to Get Alabama Candidate on Path Toward Congress

Shomari Figures just won the Democratic primary in Alabama after $2.7 million in outside support from one of the digital assets industry's main campaign-finance operations.

Crypto industry support may have helped lift Shomari Figures to his win in an Alabama congressional primary this week. (Courtesy of Figures for Congress)

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Crypto Seeks to Make Mark on U.S. Elections During 'Super Tuesday'

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong calls primaries a "chance to send a message" to U.S. politicians ignoring digital assets policy issues.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong speaks at a political rally hosted by Stand With Crypto. (screenshot from Coinbase video)

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Meet the Pro-Bitcoin, Anti-BitLicense Democrat Running for State Office

Patrick Nelson has been an advocate for bitcoin in his seven-year political career. He wants to see New York's BitLicense reformed and blockchain voting used in special cases.

Patrick Nelson is running for New York State Senate after making a name as a pro-bitcoin and anti-BitLicense local politician (Credit: Patrick Nelson)

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