Political Donations

Political Donations

Finance

FTX Former Engineering Chief Nishad Singh Looking for Deal From Feds: Report

Singh may hold information key to showing how Sam Bankman-Fried violated numerous federal campaign finance laws.

Nishad Singh (LinkedIn)

Opinion

Who Are Sam Bankman-Fried's Politically Connected 'Wealthy Co-Conspirators'?

The FTX founder is accused of violating campaign financing laws by making illegal campaign contributions totaling “tens of millions of dollars" through "straw donors."

U.S. Attorney Damian Williams announcing the Department of Justice's charges against Sam Bankman-Fried (Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)

Policy

Binance US Steps Into National Politics With New Campaign PAC

As FTX and its political-minded executives fall from their brief heights as campaign-finance giants, rival Binance has decided now is the time to enter the vacuum.

Binance.US at Bitcoin Miami 2022 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Policy

Crypto’s Political Cash Backs Winners, But New Lawmakers Will Arrive Under FTX Cloud

The industry’s main political action committee, GMI, counts 19 victories in congressional races while defending its history of support from former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried.

The U.S. Capitol will see an influx of new members of Congress next year whose campaigns were supported by crypto donations. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

Can Crypto Buy a Seat in Congress?

In the U.S. primaries, crypto millions sometimes failed to show much effect at all, though industry donors may claim credit in a few key wins on the road to the midterms.

Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO de FTX. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Finance

Billionaire Quant Trader Donated a Record $1.9M of Bitcoin to a Super PAC

Jeffrey Yass, co-founder of Susquehanna International Group, gave 100 bitcoin to a crypto-supporting super PAC.

Susquehanna International Group's Jeffrey Yass (SIG/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried Backtracks on $1B Political Donation, Calls It 'Dumb Quote'

The head of crypto exchange FTX is a political mega-donor and had earlier said he might donate up to $1 billion in the 2024 U.S. presidential election.

FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Policy

Blockchain Association Sets Up New Crypto Industry PAC

The political action committee won’t be in full swing for the midterm elections that settle which party will control Congress

The Blockchain Association's Kristin Smith (Melody Wang/CoinDesk)

Policy

FTX's Bankman-Fried Is Already a Political Mega-Donor. He's Doubling Down

The effective altruist has given tens of millions of dollars to candidates. He's planning to contribute hundreds of millions of dollars more.

Sam Bankman-Fried standing behind former U.S. President Bill Clinton. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)