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Coinbase, Inc.

CA

Tracked giving exceeds tracked receipts by

$75,494,995

Cryptocurrency exchange (Coinbase Global, Inc.). Largest single corporate funder of the Fairshake super-PAC network: $75.5M in federal political contributions in the 2024 FEC cycle, of which $68.5M went to Fairshake directly.

crypto

Tracked direct giving

$75,499,995

Tracked donations to candidate

$5,000

LDA reported lobbying spend

$1,110,000

Connections

19

The Money Trail

How money flowed from Coinbase, Inc.

$143.5M
15 transactions across 6 counterparties

Coinbase, Inc. directed $137.0M to Fairshake across 8 contributions between November 2023 and December 2024. Coinbase, Inc. advocates for GENIUS Act, Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (S.394).

Nov 2023 – Dec 2024pac→ GENIUS Act, Guiding and Establishing National Inno… no recorded vote

Coinbase, Inc. directed $2.5M to Protect Progress across 2 contributions between December 2023 and December 2024. Coinbase, Inc. advocates for GENIUS Act, Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (S.394).

Dec 2023 – Dec 2024individual→ GENIUS Act, Guiding and Establishing National Inno… no recorded vote

Coinbase, Inc. directed $2.5M to Defend American Jobs across 2 contributions between December 2023 and December 2024. Coinbase, Inc. advocates for GENIUS Act, Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (S.394).

Dec 2023 – Dec 2024pac→ GENIUS Act, Guiding and Establishing National Inno… no recorded vote

Coinbase, Inc. directed $500K to HOUSE MAJORITY PAC. Coinbase, Inc. advocates for GENIUS Act, Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (S.394).

Dec 2023individual→ GENIUS Act, Guiding and Establishing National Inno… no recorded vote

Coinbase, Inc. directed $500K to Senate Majority PAC. Coinbase, Inc. advocates for GENIUS Act, Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (S.394).

Dec 2023individual→ GENIUS Act, Guiding and Establishing National Inno… no recorded vote

Coinbase, Inc. also gave to 1 other entity totaling $500K.

$143.5M tracked across 6 counterparties·2 policy outcomes
PAC Chain Attribution

Where Coinbase, Inc.’s money ended up

Attributed amounts are modeled estimates of how money flowed through intermediary PACs, computed by proportional apportionment of FEC-reported transactions. They are not reported transactions themselves. How we compute this

$63.5M
modeled estimate
757 paths across 50 counterparties
$14.1Mmodeled estimateattributed to MORENO, BERNIE
2024 cycle93 paths1–2 hopsMedium confidenceCross-cycle
$1.1Mmodeled estimateCoinbase, Inc.→Fairshake→Defend American Jobs→MORENO, BERNIEmediumSupportindependent_expenditure

at least $12.0M documented end-to-end

$687Kmodeled estimateCoinbase, Inc.→Fairshake→Defend American Jobs→MORENO, BERNIEmediumSupportindependent_expenditure

at least $7.6M documented end-to-end

$671Kmodeled estimateCoinbase, Inc.→Fairshake→Defend American Jobs→MORENO, BERNIEmediumSupportindependent_expenditure

at least $12.0M documented end-to-end

$517Kmodeled estimateCoinbase, Inc.→Fairshake→Defend American Jobs→MORENO, BERNIEmediumSupportindependent_expenditure

at least $7.6M documented end-to-end

$479Kmodeled estimateCoinbase, Inc.→Fairshake→Defend American Jobs→MORENO, BERNIEmediumSupportindependent_expenditure

at least $7.1M documented end-to-end

+ 15 more paths

$3.4Mmodeled estimateattributed to Porter
2024 cycle2 paths1 hopMedium confidence
$2.6Mmodeled estimateCoinbase, Inc.→Fairshake→PortermediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

at least $10.1M documented end-to-end

$837Kmodeled estimateCoinbase, Inc.→Fairshake→PortermediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

at least $5.0M documented end-to-end

$3.4Mmodeled estimateattributed to SLOTKIN, ELISSA
2024 cycle55 paths1–2 hopsMedium confidenceCross-cycle
$244Kmodeled estimateCoinbase, Inc.→Fairshake→Protect Progress→SLOTKIN, ELISSAmediumSupportindependent_expenditure

at least $3.7M documented end-to-end

$208Kmodeled estimateCoinbase, Inc.→Fairshake→Protect Progress→SLOTKIN, ELISSAmediumSupportindependent_expenditure

at least $3.2M documented end-to-end

$178Kmodeled estimateCoinbase, Inc.→Protect Progress→SLOTKIN, ELISSAmediumSupportindependent_expenditure

at least $1.5M documented end-to-end

$176Kmodeled estimateCoinbase, Inc.→Fairshake→Protect Progress→SLOTKIN, ELISSAmediumSupportindependent_expenditure

at least $3.1M documented end-to-end

$152Kmodeled estimateCoinbase, Inc.→Fairshake→Protect Progress→SLOTKIN, ELISSAmediumSupportindependent_expenditure

at least $3.7M documented end-to-end

+ 15 more paths

$3.4Mmodeled estimateattributed to Slotkin
2024 cycle39 paths1–2 hopsMedium confidenceCross-cycle
$244Kmodeled estimateCoinbase, Inc.→Fairshake→Protect Progress→Slotkinmediumindependent_expenditure

at least $3.7M documented end-to-end

$208Kmodeled estimateCoinbase, Inc.→Fairshake→Protect Progress→Slotkinmediumindependent_expenditure

at least $3.2M documented end-to-end

$178Kmodeled estimateCoinbase, Inc.→Protect Progress→Slotkinmediumindependent_expenditure

at least $1.5M documented end-to-end

$176Kmodeled estimateCoinbase, Inc.→Fairshake→Protect Progress→Slotkinmediumindependent_expenditure

at least $3.1M documented end-to-end

$152Kmodeled estimateCoinbase, Inc.→Fairshake→Protect Progress→Slotkinmediumindependent_expenditure

at least $3.7M documented end-to-end

+ 15 more paths

$3.3Mmodeled estimateattributed to GALLEGO, RUBEN
2024 cycle41 paths1–2 hopsMedium confidenceCross-cycle
$269Kmodeled estimateCoinbase, Inc.→Fairshake→Protect Progress→GALLEGO, RUBENmediumSupportindependent_expenditure

at least $4.1M documented end-to-end

$231Kmodeled estimateCoinbase, Inc.→Fairshake→Protect Progress→GALLEGO, RUBENmediumSupportindependent_expenditure

at least $3.5M documented end-to-end

$196Kmodeled estimateCoinbase, Inc.→Protect Progress→GALLEGO, RUBENmediumSupportindependent_expenditure

at least $1.5M documented end-to-end

$168Kmodeled estimateCoinbase, Inc.→Protect Progress→GALLEGO, RUBENmediumSupportindependent_expenditure

at least $1.5M documented end-to-end

$168Kmodeled estimateCoinbase, Inc.→Fairshake→Protect Progress→GALLEGO, RUBENmediumSupportindependent_expenditure

at least $4.1M documented end-to-end

+ 15 more paths

$3.3Mmodeled estimateattributed to Gallego
2024 cycle39 paths1–2 hopsMedium confidenceCross-cycle
$269Kmodeled estimateCoinbase, Inc.→Fairshake→Protect Progress→Gallegomediumindependent_expenditure

at least $4.1M documented end-to-end

$231Kmodeled estimateCoinbase, Inc.→Fairshake→Protect Progress→Gallegomediumindependent_expenditure

at least $3.5M documented end-to-end

$196Kmodeled estimateCoinbase, Inc.→Protect Progress→Gallegomediumindependent_expenditure

at least $1.5M documented end-to-end

$168Kmodeled estimateCoinbase, Inc.→Protect Progress→Gallegomediumindependent_expenditure

at least $1.5M documented end-to-end

$168Kmodeled estimateCoinbase, Inc.→Fairshake→Protect Progress→Gallegomediumindependent_expenditure

at least $4.1M documented end-to-end

+ 15 more paths

$2.1Mmodeled estimateattributed to Steel
2024 cycle12 paths1 hopMedium confidenceCross-cycle
$572Kmodeled estimateCoinbase, Inc.→Fairshake→SteelmediumSupportindependent_expenditure

at least $2.8M documented end-to-end

$567Kmodeled estimateCoinbase, Inc.→Fairshake→Steelmediumindependent_expenditure

at least $2.8M documented end-to-end

$355Kmodeled estimateCoinbase, Inc.→Fairshake→SteelmediumSupportindependent_expenditure

at least $2.8M documented end-to-end

$351Kmodeled estimateCoinbase, Inc.→Fairshake→Steelmediumindependent_expenditure

at least $2.8M documented end-to-end

$114Kmodeled estimateCoinbase, Inc.→Fairshake→SteelmediumSupportindependent_expenditure

at least $2.8M documented end-to-end

+ 7 more paths

$1.5Mmodeled estimateattributed to Caraveo
2024 cycle9 paths1 hopMedium confidenceCross-cycle
$466Kmodeled estimateCoinbase, Inc.→Fairshake→CaraveomediumSupportindependent_expenditure

at least $2.3M documented end-to-end

$382Kmodeled estimateCoinbase, Inc.→Fairshake→Caraveomediumindependent_expenditure

at least $1.9M documented end-to-end

$289Kmodeled estimateCoinbase, Inc.→Fairshake→CaraveomediumSupportindependent_expenditure

at least $2.3M documented end-to-end

$237Kmodeled estimateCoinbase, Inc.→Fairshake→Caraveomediumindependent_expenditure

at least $1.9M documented end-to-end

$93Kmodeled estimateCoinbase, Inc.→Fairshake→CaraveomediumSupportindependent_expenditure

at least $2.3M documented end-to-end

+ 4 more paths

Plus 42 additional chains totaling $28.9M.

$63.5M attributed (modeled estimate) across 757 paths·Up to 2 hops deep·Source FEC filings (Schedules A, B, E)·How we compute this

Financial policy positions

Requirements for Certain Transactions Involving Convertible Virtual Currency or Digital Assets

regulatory comment · source

Position on record

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

FINFinancial Institutions/Investments
$2.9M
CPIComputer Industry
$400K

Lobbying Firms Retained

Coinbase, Inc.$2.1M
FRANKLIN SQUARE GROUP, LLC$400K
PORTERFIELD, FETTIG & SEARS, LLC$120K
THE MADISON GROUP$30K

Bills Referenced in Lobbying Filings

S. 1582H.R. 4763

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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Donations Given

RecipientAmountDateCycle
Fairshake$24,999,995May 30, 20242024
Fairshake$23,000,000Dec 20, 20242024
Fairshake$15,500,000Dec 20, 20232024
Fairshake$5,000,000Nov 3, 20232024
Protect Progress$1,500,000Dec 22, 20232024
Defend American Jobs$1,500,000Dec 22, 20232024
Protect Progress$1,000,000Dec 17, 20242024
Defend American Jobs$1,000,000Dec 18, 20242024
Congressional Leadership Fund$500,000Mar 20, 20242024
SENATE LEADERSHIP FUND$500,000Dec 22, 20232024
Senate Majority PAC$500,000Dec 22, 20232024
HOUSE MAJORITY PAC$500,000Dec 20, 20232024

Donations Received

DonorAmountDateCycle
Bank of America PAC$5,000Oct 25, 20242024

Relationships

TypeConnected ToDetailsSource
Employed byPORTERFIELD, FETTIG & SEARS, LLCHired PORTERFIELD, FETTIG & SEARS, LLC to lobby on FIT21Source
Employed byFRANKLIN SQUARE GROUP, LLCHired FRANKLIN SQUARE GROUP, LLC to lobby on FIT21Source
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 $80,000Source
Employed byTHE MADISON GROUPHired THE MADISON GROUP to lobby on Crypto / Digital AssetsSource
Employed bytheGroup DCHired 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 $60,000Source
Employed byTIGER HILL PARTNERS LLCHired TIGER HILL PARTNERS LLC to lobby on Crypto / Digital AssetsSource
Funded research atCOIN CENTER INC.Major corporate funder of Coin Center crypto policy researchEditorial
commented_onOffice of the Comptroller of the CurrencyPublic comment on OCC-2019-0028: National Bank and Federal Savings Association Digital ActivitiesSource
commented_onConsumer Financial Protection BureauPublic comment on CFPB-2023-0053: Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment ApplicationsSource
commented_onFinancial Crimes Enforcement NetworkPublic comment on FINCEN-2020-0020: Requirements for Certain Transactions Involving Convertible Virtual Currency or Digital AssetsSource
Employed byTHEGROUP DC, LLCHired THEGROUP DC, LLC to lobby on FIT21Source
BenefitedDismissal of SEC v. CoinbaseCivil enforcement action against Coinbase dismissed with prejudiceSource
Employed byBATIE & ASSOCIATES, LLCHired BATIE & ASSOCIATES, LLC to lobby on FIT21Source
Funded research atBLOCKCHAIN ASSOCIATIONMember of Blockchain AssociationEditorial
Lobbied forSecurities and Exchange CommissionCoinbase lobbied the SEC for regulatory clarity on crypto assetsEditorial
Donated toFairshakeCoinbase contributed $68,499,995 to Fairshake across the 2024 FEC cycle (in-kind USDC): $5M 2023-11-03, $15.5M 2023-12-20, $24,999,995 2024-05-30, $23M 2024-12-20.Source
Gave money toFairshakeCoinbase contributed $68,499,995 to Fairshake across the 2024 FEC cycle (in-kind USDC): $5M 2023-11-03, $15.5M 2023-12-20, $24,999,995 2024-05-30, $23M 2024-12-20.Source
EmployedBrian BrooksBrian Brooks served as Coinbase Chief Legal Officer (2018-2020) before becoming Acting Comptroller of the CurrencySource