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Frederick Ehrsam

Private Sector Figure · Co-founder, Paradigm Operations

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Frederick "Fred" Ehrsam is an American entrepreneur and investor best known as a co-founder of the cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase and as co-founder and general partner of Paradigm, a crypto-focused venture capital firm. He is also the co-founder and CEO of Nudge, a neurotechnology startup developing non-invasive brain–computer interfaces.

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January 2026

Trump's two top market regulators launch joint 'Project Crypto'

Cryptocurrency sector — A coordinated CFTC/SEC framework for digital assets gives the crypto industry the regulatory clarity it has lobbied for, lowering legal risk for exchanges, custodians, and token issuers across the board.

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August 2025

Trump orders Labor Department to allow alternative assets in 401(k)s

Cryptocurrency sector — The same order also expands the addressable market for crypto-asset products inside retirement plans, a tailwind for digital-asset issuers and exchanges seeking distribution into mainstream retirement savings.

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January 2025

Frederick Ehrsam donates $1M to Trump-Vance inaugural

Donated $1,000,000 to the Trump-Vance Inaugural Committee.

$1M
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January 2025

Paradigm Operations donates $1M to Trump-Vance inaugural

via Paradigm Operations — Donated $1,000,000 to the Trump-Vance Inaugural Committee.

$1M
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January 2025

Trump's SEC crypto enforcement falls 60% in first year

Cryptocurrency sector — A 60% drop in SEC crypto enforcement actions and a ~97% drop in monetary penalties lowers the cost of doing business for digital-asset firms industry-wide, beyond the handful of cases that were individually dismissed.

$142M
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July 2021

Saudi sovereign fund hands Kushner's firm $2 billion over its panel's objections

Investment Firms sector — Affinity Partners, the recipient private equity firm, is the direct sector beneficiary; the $2 billion PIF commitment constituted the bulk of its initial assets under management.

$2B

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