Crypto.com, Gemini, and a16z among donors in $210.5M flow to Trump super PACs
A Public Citizen report dated October 8 connected roughly $210.5 million in donations and pledges to Trump-aligned political committees with corporations and individuals that benefited from canceled federal enforcement actions. Crypto.com, Gemini, and a16z were named among the donors. The report also placed major cryptocurrency companies within the broader group covered by the donation tally.
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Crypto firms named in the report are now part of a political-donation story that also reaches regulators and enforcement watchers. Anyone tracking those companies, or the committees they supported, will see the names and the $210.5 million figure in the same update.
Before this, the relevant picture was a mix of corporate donors and political committees; after this report, those names are explicitly tied to the donation tally. What remains the same is that the material points to reported donations and pledges rather than to any disclosed policy change in how the companies operate. (per cryptobriefing.com)
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Has this happened before?
| When | What happened | Figure |
|---|---|---|
| 2 days ago | Crypto.com Launches Predict Pro With Order Books and Sports Combos event | 1 actors in common · 2 news media |
| 8 days ago | Crypto.com operator Foris Dax wins dismissal of cookie privacy suit as plaintiffs get 30 days to refile event | 1 actors in common · 3 news media |
| 9 days ago | Crypto.com Supports HPP Migration to Ethereum With Oct. 11 Deadline event | 1 actors in common · 2 news media |
| 10 days ago | Federal judge dismisses privacy lawsuit against Crypto.com over cookie tracking event | 1 actors in common · 3 news media |
| 11 days ago | Crypto.com Adds Insilico Terminal For Advanced Spot And Derivatives Trading event | 1 actors in common · 5 news media |