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

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.

By Jesse Hamilton

Jun 5, 2024 at 8:32 p.m. UTC

Jun 5, 2024

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CEO Brian Armstrong's Coinbase has amplified its political involvement with another $25 million. (screenshot from Coinbase video)

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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 d...

By Jesse Hamilton

Jun 3, 2024 at 9:30 a.m. UTC

Jun 3, 2024

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

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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 ra...

By Jesse Hamilton

May 30, 2024 at 3:35 p.m. UTC

May 30, 2024

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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 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.

By Jesse Hamilton

Apr 17, 2024 at 4:21 p.m. UTC

Apr 17, 2024

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

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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.

By Jesse Hamilton

Mar 5, 2024 at 10:32 p.m. UTC

Mar 5, 2024

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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.

By Daniel Kuhn

Jun 10, 2020 at 8:20 p.m. UTC

Jun 10, 2020

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