Coinbase, Inc.
CA
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.
Tracked direct giving
$75,499,995
LDA reported lobbying spend
$1,110,000
Connections
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How money flowed from Coinbase, Inc.
Coinbase, Inc. directed $68.5M to Fairshake across 4 contributions between November 2023 and December 2024.
Coinbase, Inc. directed $2.5M to Protect Progress across 2 contributions between December 2023 and December 2024.
Coinbase, Inc. directed $2.5M to Defend American Jobs across 2 contributions between December 2023 and December 2024.
Coinbase, Inc. directed $500K to Senate Majority PAC.
Coinbase, Inc. directed $500K to SENATE LEADERSHIP FUND.
Coinbase, Inc. also gave to 2 other entities totaling $1.0M.
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
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smallest single documented leg $13K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)
smallest single documented leg $1.8M (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)
smallest single documented leg $1.7M (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)
Plus 42 additional chains totaling $17.5M.
Financial policy positions
regulatory comment · source
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
Lobbying Firms Retained
Bills Referenced in Lobbying Filings
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 and Outside Spending
Largest 50 records. Rows badged “Spent to support” or “Spent to oppose” are independent expenditures this entity paid to vendors for or against the named candidate. That money was not given to them.
| Recipient | Amount | Date | Cycle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairshake | $24,999,995 | May 30, 2024 | 2024 |
| Fairshake | $23,000,000 | Dec 20, 2024 | 2024 |
| Fairshake | $15,500,000 | Dec 20, 2023 | 2024 |
| Fairshake | $5,000,000 | Nov 3, 2023 | 2024 |
| Protect Progress | $1,500,000 | Dec 22, 2023 | 2024 |
| Defend American Jobs | $1,500,000 | Dec 22, 2023 | 2024 |
| Protect Progress | $1,000,000 | Dec 17, 2024 | 2024 |
| Defend American Jobs | $1,000,000 | Dec 18, 2024 | 2024 |
| Congressional Leadership Fund | $500,000 | Mar 20, 2024 | 2024 |
| SENATE LEADERSHIP FUND | $500,000 | Dec 22, 2023 | 2024 |
| Senate Majority PAC | $500,000 | Dec 22, 2023 | 2024 |
| HOUSE MAJORITY PAC | $500,000 | Dec 20, 2023 | 2024 |
Relationships
| Type | Connected To | Details | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retained | PORTERFIELD, FETTIG & SEARS, LLC | Hired PORTERFIELD, FETTIG & SEARS, LLC to lobby on FIT21 | Source |
| Retained | FRANKLIN SQUARE GROUP, LLC | Hired FRANKLIN SQUARE GROUP, LLC to lobby on FIT21 | Source |
| Lobbied on | GENIUS 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 $80,000 | Source |
| Retained | THE MADISON GROUP | Hired THE MADISON GROUP to lobby on Crypto / Digital Assets | Source |
| Retained | theGroup DC | Hired this firm to lobby on H.R. 4763 | Source |
| Lobbied on | Financial 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 $60,000 | Source |
| Retained | TIGER HILL PARTNERS LLC | Hired TIGER HILL PARTNERS LLC to lobby on Crypto / Digital Assets | Source |
| Funded research at | COIN CENTER INC. | Major corporate funder of Coin Center crypto policy research | Editorial |
| Commented on | Office of the Comptroller of the Currency | Public comment on OCC-2019-0028: National Bank and Federal Savings Association Digital Activities | Source |
| Commented on | Consumer Financial Protection Bureau | Public comment on CFPB-2023-0053: Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications | Source |
| Commented on | Financial Crimes Enforcement Network | Public comment on FINCEN-2020-0020: Requirements for Certain Transactions Involving Convertible Virtual Currency or Digital Assets | Source |
| Retained | THEGROUP DC, LLC | Hired THEGROUP DC, LLC to lobby on FIT21 | Source |
| Benefited | Dismissal of SEC v. Coinbase | Civil enforcement action against Coinbase dismissed with prejudice | Source |
| Retained | BATIE & ASSOCIATES, LLC | Hired BATIE & ASSOCIATES, LLC to lobby on FIT21 | Source |
| Funded research at | BLOCKCHAIN ASSOCIATION | Member of Blockchain Association | Editorial |
| Lobbied on | Securities and Exchange Commission | Coinbase lobbied the SEC for regulatory clarity on crypto assets | Editorial |
| Donated to | Fairshake | Coinbase 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 to | Fairshake | Coinbase 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 |
| Employed | Brian Brooks | Brian Brooks served as Coinbase Chief Legal Officer (2018-2020) before becoming Acting Comptroller of the Currency | Source |