LATEST FROM JESSE HAMILTON
Coinbase CEO, Other Crypto Insiders Billions Richer After Seeking to Steer Elections
Brian Armstrong, the Coinbase boss, already cleared an extra $129 million in personal stock sales over the pre-election price, and his stake in the company is up over $2 billion.
Dec 24, 2024
Next U.S. Senate Banking Chair Calls Crypto 'Next Wonder' of World
Senator Tim Scott said the Senate will tackle crypto bills, and the incoming chair of the House Financial Services Committee said he hopes to pass them in 2025.
Dec 17, 2024
Did Crypto Cash Break the U.S. Elections?
Years ago, a Supreme Court decision opened the door for more corporate money in politics, and a trio of crypto companies has blasted that door off its hinges.
Dec 12, 2024
Fairshake: Crypto Titans Use Old-School Dollars to Turn Tide in Congress
The industry went from pariah in Washington to being a top political player in less than two years, thanks in part to unlimited spending and hard-nosed tactics.
Dec 10, 2024
Patrick McHenry: The Lawmaker Who Built a Foundation for U.S. Crypto Legislation
The outgoing chair of the House Financial Services Committee deserves significant credit for getting the FIT21 market structure bill through the House in 2024.
Dec 10, 2024
Brian Nelson: Leading the Charge Against Tornado Cash
As a U.S. Treasury official, Nelson went after the asset mixing service in a consequential case for the crypto sector that came to a head in 2024.
Dec 10, 2024
Crypto Groups Push Ads, Letters to Oppose Democrat's SEC Commissioner Nomination
The Cedar Innovation Foundation and other crypto organizations are lobbying against the re-nomination of Commissioner Caroline Crenshaw.
Dec 9, 2024
U.S. Regulator Told Banks to Avoid Crypto, Letters Obtained by Coinbase Reveal
Coinbase's Paul Grewal says this is hard evidence proving the industry hasn't been spouting conspiracy theories about being shoved out of U.S. banking.
Dec 6, 2024
Congress' Most Prolific Crypto Trader Is a Georgia Trucking Operator
Representative Mike Collins has been dabbling in memecoin Ski Mask Dog, buying some this week and revealing that the memecoin draw extends even to Congress.
Dec 4, 2024
Crypto Cash Fueled 53 Members of the Next U.S. Congress
The Fairshake PAC flooded money into political campaigns — in one case $40 million — and the new faces join an already hefty group of lawmaker allies.
Dec 3, 2024
