Crypto / Digital Assets
Cryptocurrency exchanges, blockchain companies, and the super PACs Fairshake, Defend American Jobs, and Protect Progress that fund crypto-aligned candidates.
Tracked PAC receipts
$399,682,255
Tracked PAC giving
$470,141,205
Independent expenditures
$380,152,641
LDA lobbying spend
$17,445,713
How money flowed in this sector
IDonors put $400M into 10 sector PACs tracked here, led by Defend American Jobs, Fairshake, Protect Progress.
IIThose PACs spent $470M supporting candidates and on independent expenditures, with the top tracked recipients being MORENO, BERNIE, Defend American Jobs, Protect Progress.
IIISector PACs and clients took documented positions on 10 policy outcomes, including GENIUS Act, Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for; CLARITY Act, Digital Asset Market Clarity Act; Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act.
Network graph
Top sector PACs (by tracked giving)
| # | Name | Tracked $ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Defend American Jobspac | $179M |
| 2 | Fairshakepac | $152M |
| 3 | Protect Progresspac | $68M |
| 4 | LCV VICTORY FUNDpac | $67M |
| 5 | Senate Majority PACpac | $3M |
| 6 | CIRCLE THE WAGONS PACpac | $118K |
| 7 | REPUBLICANS FOR A PRO-CRYPTO SENATE MAJORITYpac | $95K |
| 8 | PAYWARD VENTURES INC. PAC (KRAKEN PAC)pac | $56K |
| 9 | RIPPLE OF HOPE PACpac | $52K |
| 10 | COINBASE, INC. INNOVATION PAC (COINBASE INNOVATION PAC)pac | $32K |
Top donors to sector PACs
| # | Name | Tracked $ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Majority Forwardorganization | $82M |
| 2 | Fairshakepac | $32M |
| 3 | Amalgamated Bankorganization | $27M |
| 4 | WORKING FOR WORKING AMERICANS FEDERALpac | $14M |
| 5 | Fred Eychanerperson | $10M |
| 6 | Greater New York Hospital Association Managementorganization | $9M |
| 7 | James Simonsperson | $8M |
| 8 | Jeff S. Skollperson | $7M |
| 9 | DEMOCRACY PACpac | $7M |
| 10 | DEMOCRACY PAC IIpac | $7M |
Top recipients of sector PAC spending
| # | Name | Tracked $ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MORENO, BERNIEperson | $121M |
| 2 | Defend American Jobspac | $55M |
| 3 | Protect Progresspac | $32M |
| 4 | Kamala Harrisperson | $15M |
| 5 | GALLEGO, RUBENperson | $15M |
| 6 | SLOTKIN, ELISSAperson | $13M |
| 7 | Porterperson | $10M |
| 8 | Gallegoperson | $10M |
| 9 | Slotkinperson | $10M |
| 10 | BANKS, JAMES E. HON.person | $9M |
Policy outcomes the sector touched
| # | Outcome | Positions |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GENIUS Act, Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (S legislation · enacted | 18 |
| 2 | CLARITY Act, Digital Asset Market Clarity Act legislation · passed | 10 |
| 3 | Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act (FIT21, H.R.4763) legislation · passed | 9 |
| 4 | CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act, 119th Congress legislation · passed | 3 |
| 5 | CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act, 118th Congress legislation · passed | 2 |
| 6 | Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammal regulation · introduced | 2 |
| 7 | Inflation Reduction Act - Energy Provisions (H.R.5376) legislation · enacted | 2 |
| 8 | Freedom of Information Act regulation · introduced | 2 |
| 9 | Inflation Reduction Act - Drug Pricing Provisions (H.R.5376) legislation · enacted | 2 |
| 10 | Insulin Price Caps - State-Level Legislation legislation · enacted | 2 |
Methodology
Industry-level totals are computed by summing donations and lobbying filings where the donor, recipient, or client is tagged with the crypto sector. Numbers reflect QPQ-tracked totals only and may understate the official FEC cycle totals where the inflow ingest is incomplete. Click any entity to see its full profile with the breakdown of tracked vs FEC cycle totals.