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BLOCKCHAIN ASSOCIATION

DC · US

Trade association representing the blockchain industry in Washington, DC.

cryptothink tankstechnology

Tracked direct giving

$0

Tracked donations to candidate

$0

LDA reported lobbying spend

$200,000

Connections

18

Connected Government Contracts

Companies that BLOCKCHAIN ASSOCIATION holds stock in, is employed by, or receives donations from may also receive government contracts. The connections below show which companies have federal awards.

Employed by

Hired ZERO ONE STRATEGIES to lobby on Crypto / Digital Assets

No contracts found

Employed by

Hired this firm to lobby on H.R. 4763

No contracts found

Employed by

Hired GOLDSTEIN POLICY SOLUTIONS LLC to lobby on FIT21

No contracts found

Employed by

Hired FORBES-TATE to lobby on Crypto / Digital Assets

No contracts found

Employed by

Hired STEPTOE LLP to lobby (1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2023)

No contracts found

Stock disclosures from Senate EFD / House Financial Disclosures. Contract data from USASpending.gov. Connection does not imply wrongdoing.

Lobbying Activity Detail

Disclosed lobbying expenditures from LDA filings where this entity is the client. Dollar amounts represent what was reported to the Senate Office of Public Records.

Top Lobbying Issues

BANBAN
$2.0M
FINFinancial Institutions/Investments
$1.9M
TAXTaxation/Internal Revenue Code
$1.3M
CDTCDT
$740K
CPIComputer Industry
$490K
ACCACC
$50K
BUDBudget/Appropriations
$50K
HOUHOU
$50K
INSInsurance
$50K

Lobbying Firms Retained

BLOCKCHAIN ASSOCIATION$1.6M
GOLDSTEIN POLICY SOLUTIONS LLC$250K
ZERO ONE STRATEGIES$250K
FORBES-TATE$0
Steptoe LLP$0

Lobbying data from Senate LDA filings and the LobbyView dataset (MIT/NSF, CC-BY-4.0). Dollar figures represent disclosed expenditures only and may not capture all influence activity. Issue codes follow the LDA general issue classification.

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TypeConnected ToDetailsSource
Employed byZERO ONE STRATEGIESHired ZERO ONE STRATEGIES to lobby on Crypto / Digital AssetsSource
Employed byBLOCKCHAIN ASSOCIATIONHired this firm to lobby on H.R. 4763Source
Lobbied forFinancial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act (FIT21, H.R.4763)LDA filing: lobbied on FIT21, period 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30), reported amount $490,000Source
Lobbied forCBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act, 118th CongressLDA filing: lobbied on CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act, period 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31), reported amount $50,000Source
Lobbied forLummis-Gillibrand Responsible Financial Innovation ActLDA filing: lobbied on Lummis-Gillibrand RFIA, period 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30), reported amount $490,000Source
Lobbied forGENIUS Act, Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (S.394)LDA filing: lobbied on GENIUS Act, period 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30), reported amount $50,000Source
Employed byGOLDSTEIN POLICY SOLUTIONS LLCHired GOLDSTEIN POLICY SOLUTIONS LLC to lobby on FIT21Source
Employed byFORBES-TATEHired FORBES-TATE to lobby on Crypto / Digital AssetsSource
Lobbied forCBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act, 119th CongressLDA filing: lobbied on Anti-CBDC 119th, period 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31), reported amount $50,000Source
Lobbied forAmerican Privacy Rights Act (H.R.8818, 118th Congress)LDA filing: lobbied on American Privacy Rights Act, period 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30), reported amount $490,000Source
Lobbied forAmerican Privacy Rights Act (H.R.8818, 118th Congress)LDA filing: lobbied on American Privacy Rights Act, period 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30), reported amount $490,000Source
commented_onOffice of the Comptroller of the CurrencyPublic comment on OCC-2019-0028: National Bank and Federal Savings Association Digital ActivitiesSource
Published research forGENIUS Act, Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (S.394)Industry coalition support for stablecoin legislationEditorial
Employed bySteptoe LLPHired STEPTOE LLP to lobby (1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2023)Source
EmploysBLOCKCHAIN ASSOCIATIONHired this firm to lobby on H.R. 4763Source
Hosts research funded byA16Z Capital Management, L.L.C. (Andreessen Horowitz)Member of Blockchain AssociationEditorial
Hosts research funded byRipple Labs Inc.Member of Blockchain AssociationEditorial
Hosts research funded byCoinbase, Inc.Member of Blockchain AssociationEditorial