Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency exchanges, token issuers, stablecoin operators, blockchain ventures, and any investment firm or sovereign-wealth fund with cryptocurrency or digital-asset holdings in its portfolio. Also includes prediction-market platforms operating on crypto rails.

• American Ventures

  Business
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  Andreessen Horowitz

  Business
• Aryam Investment 1

  Business
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  Binance

  Business
• BitMEX

  Business
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  Cantor Fitzgerald

  Business
• CIC Digital LLC

  Business
• Circle Internet Financial

  Business
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  Coinbase

  Business
• Craft Ventures

  Business
• Crypto.com

  Business
• Dominari Holdings

  Business
• DT Marks DEFI LLC

  Business
• DWF Labs

  Business
• Fight Fight Fight LLC

  Business
• Founders Fund

  Business
• Galaxy Digital (New York)

  Business
• Gemini

  Business
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  Interactive Brokers Group

  Business
• International Holding Company

  Business
• Khosla Ventures

  Business
• MemeCore

  Business
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  MGX

  Business
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  Mubadala

  Business
• Nexo

  Business
• Ondo Finance

  Business
• Paradigm Operations

  Business
• Payward Inc

  Business
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  Polymarket

  Business
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  Ripple Labs

  Business
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  Robinhood

  Business
• Royal Group

  Business
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  Silver Lake

  Business
• Solana Labs

  Business
• Tether America

  Business
• TRON

  Business
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  Trump Media & Technology Group

  Media Outlet
• Winklevoss Capital Management

  Business
• Witkoff Group

  Business
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  World Liberty Financial

  Business

Actions involving organizations in this sector, players affiliated with them, or sector-wide benefits.

• Government Action

  May 2026
  DOJ settles Trump IRS suit with $1.8B anti-weaponization fund$1.8B
  Donald TrumpDonald Trump Jr.Eric Trump
• Private Action

  May 2026
  Trump sons anchor Dominari's $1B American Ventures portfolio$1.04B
  American VenturesDominari HoldingsDonald Trump Jr.Eric TrumpKyle Wool
• Government Action

  April 2026
  U.S. Air Force orders drones from Trump-tied Dominari portfolio firm
  American VenturesDominari HoldingsDonald Trump Jr.Eric Trump
• Government Action

  February 2026
  Moroun lobbies Lutnick before Trump threatens Gordie Howe Bridge
  Donald TrumpHoward Lutnick
• Government Action

  February 2026
  Trump threatens to block Gordie Howe Bridge opening to punish Canada
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  February 2026
  Trump's EPA eliminates climate endangerment finding and emission rules
  Donald Trump
• Private Action

  January 2026
  ByteDance TikTok U.S. spin-out names MGX, Oracle, Silver Lake
  MGXMubadalaSilver LakeDonald TrumpEgon Durban
• Government ActionBeneficiary

  January 2026
  Trump's two top market regulators launch joint 'Project Crypto'

  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.

• Government Action

  December 2025
  Trump pardons Tina Peters, Colorado clerk in stop-the-steal case
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  November 2025
  Trump admin releases 35,000 Nvidia AI chips to Saudi Arabia's Humain
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  November 2025
  Trump pledges F-35 sale to Saudi Arabia, calls MBS 'phenomenal' on rights
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  November 2025
  U.S. agencies pledge $1.6B to Kazakhstan mine of Trump-orbit firm$1.6B
  American VenturesDonald Trump Jr.Eric Trump
• Government Action

  October 2025
  Interior reopens 1.56-million-acre ANWR Coastal Plain to oil and gas leasing
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  October 2025
  Trump approves Ambler Road across Alaska wilderness for critical-minerals access
  Donald Trump
• Private Action

  October 2025
  Corporations pledge funding for Trump's $300M White House ballroom
  CoinbaseRipple LabsTether AmericaCameron WinklevossDonald TrumpHoward LutnickTyler Winklevoss
• Government Action

  October 2025
  Trump pardons Binance founder Changpeng Zhao after BSA conviction
  Changpeng ZhaoDonald Trump
• Private Action

  October 2025
  Truth Social launches prediction market with Crypto.com affiliate
  Crypto.comTrump Media & Technology GroupDonald Trump
• Private Action

  September 2025
  Dar Global launches $1B Trump Plaza Jeddah, second Saudi collaboration$1B
  Donald TrumpEric Trump
• Private Action

  September 2025
  Greg and Anna Brockman donate $25M to MAGA Inc.$25M
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  September 2025
  Trump TikTok deal names Tahnoon's MGX as U.S. operator
  MGXDonald TrumpSheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan
• Private Action

  August 2025
  1789 Capital invests in Polymarket, places partner Trump Jr. on board
  PolymarketDonald Trump Jr.
• Private Action

  August 2025
  Apple adds $100B to U.S. manufacturing pledge, total $600B$100B
  Donald Trump
• Private Action

  August 2025
  Tim Cook gifts Trump gold souvenir during Apple tariff lobbying
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  August 2025
  Trump deal makes Nvidia, AMD pay 15% of China chip revenue to U.S.
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  August 2025
  Trump doubles India tariffs to 50% on day of Apple investment event
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  August 2025
  Trump exempts Apple and other tech investors from 100% chip tariffs
  Donald Trump
• Government ActionBeneficiary

  August 2025
  Trump orders Labor Department to allow alternative assets in 401(k)s
  Donald Trump

  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.

• Government Action

  August 2025
  Trump's SEC ends Biden-era Ripple Labs crypto enforcement case$125M
  Ripple Labs
• Government Action

  July 2025
  DOJ drops Polymarket probe, clearing path for US reentry
  PolymarketShayne Coplan
• Government Action

  July 2025
  Qatar donates luxury Boeing 747 to U.S. defense department
  Donald Trump
• Private Action

  July 2025
  Rolex gifts Trump a desk clock during Swiss tariff lobbying
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  July 2025
  Trump cuts Swiss tariffs 39% to 15% after Rolex lobbying
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  July 2025
  Trump order expedites federal permits for AI data centers
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  July 2025
  Trump's commodities regulator closes Polymarket betting probe
  Polymarket
• Government Action

  June 2025
  Air Force pulls Qatar jet retrofit funds from Sentinel ICBM program
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  May 2025
  Trump commutes donor Imaad Zuberi's foreign-lobbying sentence
  Donald Trump
• Private Action

  May 2025
  Crypto blogger Christensen buys $TRUMP for dinner invite
  Fight Fight Fight LLCDonald Trump
• Private Action

  May 2025
  Justin Sun becomes top $TRUMP holder to secure dinner invite$19M
  Fight Fight Fight LLCDonald TrumpJustin Sun
• Private Action

  May 2025
  MemeCore buys $TRUMP memecoin for top-25 dinner reception
  Fight Fight Fight LLCMemeCoreDonald Trump
• Private Action

  May 2025
  Trump hosts golf-club dinner for memecoin holders after $148M buy-in$148M
  Fight Fight Fight LLCMemeCoreDonald TrumpJustin Sun
• Government Action

  May 2025
  Treasury launches fast-track CFIUS review UAE lobbied for
  Donald TrumpSheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan
• Private Action

  May 2025
  Fr8Tech buys $20M in $TRUMP memecoin as trade advocacy$20M
  Donald TrumpDonald Trump Jr.Eric Trump
• Private Action

  May 2025
  Trump International Hotel Dubai launches $1B 80-story project$1B
  Donald TrumpEric Trump
• Government Action

  May 2025
  Trump order targets U.S. drug prices to match other developed nations
  Donald Trump
• Private Action

  May 2025
  UAE firm uses $2B Trump-Witkoff stablecoin for Binance stake$2B
  BinanceMGXWorld Liberty FinancialChangpeng ZhaoDonald TrumpSheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al NahyanSteve WitkoffZach Witkoff
• Government Action

  May 2025
  White House grants UAE access to advanced AI chips for G42
  David SacksDonald TrumpSheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al NahyanSteve Witkoff
• Private Action

  April 2025
  Dar Global signs Qatar government deal for Trump-branded golf and villas
  Donald TrumpEric Trump
• Private Action

  April 2025
  Serbia approves Trump-Kushner hotel on government-owned land
  Donald TrumpDonald Trump Jr.
• Private Action

  April 2025
  Trump Jr. runs paid speaking tour across Eastern Europe and Balkans
  NexoAntoni TrenchevDonald Trump Jr.
• Government Action

  April 2025
  Trump pardons Paul Walczak weeks after mother's $1M Mar-a-Lago dinner
  Donald Trump
• Private Action

  April 2025
  Russian-linked DWF Labs buys $25M in Trump crypto tokens$25M
  DWF LabsWorld Liberty FinancialDonald TrumpEric TrumpZach Witkoff
• Private Action

  April 2025
  Elizabeth Fago attends $1M MAGA Inc. dinner before son's pardon$1M
  Donald Trump
• Private Action

  April 2025
  Trump Jr. and Witkoff sons launch $500K-per-member DC club
  Cameron WinklevossDavid SacksDonald Trump Jr.Tyler WinklevossZach Witkoff
• Government Action

  April 2025
  Trump's SEC pauses Gemini Trust enforcement lawsuit
  GeminiCameron WinklevossTyler Winklevoss
• Government Action

  March 2025
  Trump commutes Galanis, second Biden-inquiry witness given clemency
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  March 2025
  Trump pardons Nikola founder Milton, wiping $676M restitution
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  March 2025
  Trump pardons Devon Archer, first Biden-inquiry witness given clemency
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  March 2025
  Senate confirms Trump's personal lawyer Blanche as Deputy AG
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  March 2025
  Senate confirms WWE co-founder McMahon as Education Secretary
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  March 2025
  Polymarket CEO attends Trump White House crypto summit while under federal investigation
  Donald TrumpShayne Coplan
• Private Action

  March 2025
  Tahnoon pledges $1.4T UAE investment in Oval Office meeting with Trump$1,400B
  Donald TrumpSheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan
• Government Action

  March 2025
  Trump pardons BitMEX co-founders for Bank Secrecy Act violations
  Arthur HayesBenjamin DeloDonald TrumpGregory DwyerSamuel Reed
• Government Action

  February 2025
  Senate confirms top MAGA donor Lutnick as Commerce Secretary
  Donald TrumpHoward Lutnick
• Government Action

  February 2025
  Trump creates National Energy Dominance Council chaired by Burgum
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  February 2025
  Senate confirms Trump endorser Kennedy as HHS Secretary
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  February 2025
  SEC pauses Justin Sun securities fraud lawsuit
  Justin Sun
• Government Action

  February 2025
  Trump's SEC closes Robinhood crypto investigation with no action
  Robinhood
• Government Action

  February 2025
  Trump's SEC dismisses civil enforcement case against Coinbase
  Coinbase
• Private Action

  February 2025
  X pays Trump $10M to settle 2021 Twitter suspension suit$10M
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  January 2025
  Senate confirms Zeldin as EPA chief despite no climate background
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  January 2025
  Senate confirms hedge fund founder Bessent as Treasury Secretary
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  January 2025
  Senate confirms Hegseth as Defense Secretary on Vance tiebreaker
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  January 2025
  Trump restarts stalled natural gas export approvals paused by Biden
  Donald Trump
• Private Action

  January 2025
  Trump committees paid Dhillon Law $13.9M before founders joined admin$13.85M
  Donald Trump
• Private Action

  January 2025
  Trump PAC paid Blanche Law $9.3M before Blanche became Deputy AG$9.27M
  Donald Trump
• Private Action

  January 2025
  Trump PAC paid Otis Law $2M before Sauer became Solicitor General$2.02M
  Donald Trump
• Private Action

  January 2025
  Trump PACs paid Habba's firm $8.9M before Habba joined White House$8.92M
  Donald Trump
• Private Action

  January 2025
  Trump launches $TRUMP memecoin days before inauguration
  CIC Digital LLCFight Fight Fight LLCDonald Trump
• Private Action

  January 2025
  UAE-backed Aryam buys 49% of Trump crypto venture four days before inauguration$500M
  Aryam Investment 1DT Marks DEFI LLCWorld Liberty FinancialChase HerroDonald TrumpEric TrumpSheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al NahyanSteve WitkoffZach WitkoffZachary Folkman
• Private Action

  January 2025
  Cantor Fitzgerald donates $1.05M to Trump-Vance inaugural$1.05M
  Cantor Fitzgerald
• Private Action

  January 2025
  Circle Internet Financial donates $1M to Trump-Vance inaugural$1M
  Circle Internet Financial
• Private Action

  January 2025
  Coinbase donates $1M to Trump-Vance inaugural$1M
  Coinbase
• Private Action

  January 2025
  Crypto.com donates $1M to Trump-Vance inaugural$1M
  Crypto.com
• Private Action

  January 2025
  Frederick Ehrsam donates $1M to Trump-Vance inaugural$1M
  Frederick Ehrsam
• Private Action

  January 2025
  Galaxy Digital (New York) donates $1M to Trump-Vance inaugural$1M
  Galaxy Digital (New York)
• Private Action

  January 2025
  Kalshi names Trump Jr. strategic advisor week before father's inauguration
  Donald Trump Jr.
• Private Action

  January 2025
  Keith Rabois donates $1M to Trump-Vance inaugural$1M
  Keith Rabois
• Private Action

  January 2025
  Ken Howery donates $1M to Trump-Vance inaugural$1M
  Ken Howery
• Private Action

  January 2025
  Meta donates $1M to Trump inauguration amid admin outreach$1M
  Donald Trump
• Private Action

  January 2025
  Meta pays $22M to Trump library to settle Facebook ban suit$25M
  Donald Trump
• Private Action

  January 2025
  Ondo Finance donates $1M to Trump-Vance inaugural$1M
  Ondo Finance
• Private Action

  January 2025
  Paradigm Operations donates $1M to Trump-Vance inaugural$1M
  Paradigm Operations
• Private Action

  January 2025
  Payward Inc donates $1M to Trump-Vance inaugural$1M
  Payward Inc
• Private Action

  January 2025
  Ripple Labs donates $4.89M to Trump-Vance inaugural$4.89M
  Ripple Labs
• Private Action

  January 2025
  Robinhood donates $2M to Trump-Vance inaugural$2M
  Robinhood
• Private Action

  January 2025
  Solana Labs donates $1M to Trump-Vance inaugural$1M
  Solana Labs
• Government Action

  January 2025
  Trump pardons Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht on Day One
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  January 2025
  Trump order ends EV mandates and state emissions waivers
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  January 2025
  Trump order scraps the rules behind federal environmental reviews
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  January 2025
  Trump order directs agencies to rescind energy-burdening regulations
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  January 2025
  Trump order directs EPA to reconsider 2009 endangerment finding
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  January 2025
  Trump revokes twelve Biden climate and environmental orders
  Donald Trump
• Government ActionBeneficiary

  January 2025
  Trump's SEC crypto enforcement falls 60% in first year$142M

  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.

• Private Action

  December 2024
  Dar Global and Trump Org launch $533M Trump Tower Jeddah$533M
  Donald TrumpEric Trump
• Private Action

  November 2024
  Justin Sun anchors Trump DeFi token sale with $30M buy$30M
  TRONWorld Liberty FinancialDonald TrumpDonald Trump Jr.Eric TrumpJustin SunZach Witkoff
• Private Action

  November 2024
  Donald Trump Jr. joins venture firm 1789 Capital
  Donald Trump Jr.
• Private Action

  October 2024
  Gemini donates $6.39M to Trump 47 Committee$6.39M
  Gemini
• Private Action

  September 2024
  Coinbase Exchange donates $750K to Trump 47 Committee$750K
  Coinbase
• Private Action

  September 2024
  Trump family launches World Liberty Financial crypto platform
  World Liberty FinancialChase HerroDonald TrumpDonald Trump Jr.Eric TrumpZachary Folkman
• Private Action

  August 2024
  Howard Lutnick donates $8.75M to MAGA Inc.$8.75M
  Howard Lutnick
• Private Action

  August 2024
  Marc Andreessen donates $845K to Trump 47 Committee$844.6K
  Marc Andreessen
• Private Action

  August 2024
  Thomas Peterffy donates $845K to Trump 47 Committee$844.6K
  Thomas Peterffy
• Private Action

  July 2024
  Ben Horowitz donates $2.50M to Right for America$2.5M
  Ben Horowitz
• Private Action

  July 2024
  Marc Andreessen donates $4.50M to Right for America$4.5M
  Marc Andreessen
• Private Action

  June 2024
  Cameron Winklevoss donates $1.01M to Trump 47 Committee$1.01M
  Cameron Winklevoss
• Private Action

  June 2024
  Tyler Winklevoss donates $1.01M to Trump 47 Committee$1.01M
  Tyler Winklevoss
• Private Action

  January 2017
  Imaad Zuberi routes $900K to Trump inaugural via shell company$900K
  Donald Trump

Derived from affiliations to organizations in this sector.

• 
  Antoni Trenchev

  Co-founder, Nexo · Private Sector Figure
• Arthur Hayes

  Co-founder, BitMEX · Private Sector Figure
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  Ben Horowitz

  Co-founder, Andreessen Horowitz · Private Sector Figure
• 
  Benjamin Delo

  Co-founder, BitMEX · Private Sector Figure
• 
  Cameron Winklevoss

  Co-founder, Gemini · Private Sector Figure
• 
  Changpeng Zhao

  CEO, Binance · Private Sector Figure
• Chase Herro

  Co-founder, World Liberty Financial · Private Sector Figure
• 
  David Sacks

  Co-founder, Craft Ventures · Government Official
• 
  Donald Trump

  Owner, CIC Digital LLC · Government Official
• 
  Donald Trump Jr.

  Anchor, American Ventures · Private Sector Figure
• Egon Durban

  CEO, Silver Lake · Private Sector Figure
• 
  Eric Trump

  Anchor, American Ventures · Private Sector Figure
• Frederick Ehrsam

  Co-founder, Paradigm Operations · Private Sector Figure
• Gregory Dwyer

  Senior Advisor, BitMEX · Private Sector Figure
• 
  Howard Lutnick

  CEO, Cantor Fitzgerald · Government Official
• 
  Justin Sun

  Founder, TRON · Private Sector Figure
• Keith Rabois

  Managing Director, Khosla Ventures · Private Sector Figure
• Ken Howery

  Co-founder, Founders Fund · Private Sector Figure
• Kyle Wool

  CEO, Dominari Holdings · Private Sector Figure
• 
  Marc Andreessen

  Co-founder, Andreessen Horowitz · Private Sector Figure
• Samuel Reed

  CTO, BitMEX · Private Sector Figure
• Shayne Coplan

  CEO, Polymarket · Private Sector Figure
• 
  Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan

  Chair, International Holding Company · Government Official
• 
  Steve Witkoff

  Founder, Witkoff Group · Government Official
• Thomas Peterffy

  Chair, Interactive Brokers Group · Private Sector Figure
• 
  Tyler Winklevoss

  Co-founder, Gemini · Private Sector Figure
• 
  Zach Witkoff

  Co-founder, World Liberty Financial · Private Sector Figure
• Zachary Folkman

  Co-founder, World Liberty Financial · Private Sector Figure

• AI Chip Export Policy
• AI Industry Deregulation
• AI Industry Political Spending
• Canada-US Trade Relations
• Climate Policy Rollback
• Conservative Donor Networks
• Corporate Favors
• Corporate Gifts to Trump
• Crypto Deregulation
• Deregulation
• DOJ Political Interference
• Donor Influence and Access
• Drug Pricing Policy
• Elon Musk / DOGE Conflicts
• Federal Lands Giveaways
• Fossil Fuel Deregulation
• Libertarian Political Influence
• Lutnick Commerce Department
• MAGA Inc. Pay-to-Play
• Media Settlements
• Prediction Markets
• Presidential Self-Dealing
• Private Equity & Alternative Assets
• Qatar Jet Gift
• Saudi-Trump Nexus
• Tariff Pressure
• Tech Export Controls
• Trump 2024 Outside Spending
• Trump Cabinet
• Trump Crypto Conflicts
• Trump Family Business Dealings
• Trump Pardons
• Trump Presidential Library
• Trump-Vance Inaugural Fund
• UAE-Trump Nexus
• White House Ballroom Donors
• White-Collar Enforcement Erosion