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June 09, 2026 | Talking Points Memo

In May, the crypto industry won big as the Senate Banking Committee advanced the Clarity Act. It passed largely along party lines, but two Democrats with crypto-friendly records, Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), broke with their colleagues to support the bill.

June 08, 2026

Timi Iwayemi Aya Dardari Fletcher Calcagno

Report Campaign Finance Congressional Oversight Cryptocurrency Ethics in Government Taxes

Who's in Crypto's Corner?

Analysis of the crypto industry’s contributions to the House Committee on Ways & Means and implications for pending legislative proposals.

June 08, 2026

Timi Iwayemi Jeff Hauser

Press Release Congressional Oversight Cryptocurrency Ethics in Government Taxes

RELEASE: Who’s in Crypto’s Corner? New Report Details Industry Donations to Committee Members Ahead of Crypto Tax Hearing

Ahead of the House Committee on Ways & Means hearing on digital asset taxation scheduled for Tuesday June 9th 2026, the Revolving Door Project released an analysis of the cryptocurrency industry’s contributions to committee members.

June 04, 2026

Press Release Cryptocurrency Revolving Door

RDP Condemns the Blockchain Association’s Deceitful Letter From “Law Enforcement Officials”

The letter, which touts supposed law enforcement support for the Clarity Act, omits that many of those listed as law enforcement professionals are actively employed by the cryptocurrency firms that stand to profit from the bill’s passage.

May 08, 2026

KJ Boyle Aya Dardari Fletcher Calcagno

Blog Post Cryptocurrency Financial Regulation Tech

PCAST is Another Lever of Corporate Influence

Trump has filled the PCAST with billionaires, Big Tech, and crypto interests who will use the advisory board to further their own interests.

April 24, 2026

Henry Burke

Blog Post Cryptocurrency Ethics in Government Financial Regulation Revolving Door

MAGA Reaffirms Allegiance To Crypto

The bitcoin conference in late April is a chance for Republicans to show their commitment to the crypto industry. Here’s a who is attending:

April 14, 2026

Andrea Beaty Fletcher Calcagno

Memo Artificial Intelligence Cryptocurrency David Sacks Trump Watch

David Sacks’ Dangerous AI and Crypto Track Record

As the AI and crypto czar, Sacks led policies that exposed Americans to economic instability, environmental dangers, and fraud – and he’s not done yet.

April 10, 2026 | Talking Points Memo

Xaver Clarke

Op-Ed Artificial Intelligence Cryptocurrency DOGE Executive Branch Russell Vought Tech

DOGE’s Ransacking of SSA Has Left Us All to Float in a Data Security Vacuum

Artificial intelligence and crypto are supercharging identity theft and financial fraud as the Trump administration is making sensitive personal data less secure.

April 02, 2026

KJ Boyle

Blog Post Campaign Finance Cryptocurrency Financial Regulation Fintech

Oligarchs and the Trump Admin: Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss

Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss are billionaires who made their initial fortune from a 2004 lawsuit against Mark Zuckerberg, accusing him of stealing their idea in the creation of Facebook. The Winklevoss twins have since expanded their fortunes through an $11 million purchase of Bitcoin in 2013, founding the venture capital firm Winklevoss Capital, and founding cryptocurrency exchange Gemini. In June 2024, the Winklevosses each tweeted an endorsement of Trump’s candidacy and donated $1 million in Bitcoin to his campaign.

March 13, 2026

Henry Burke

Hackwatch Cryptocurrency Financial Regulation Fintech Tech

The Technobabble Defense: Cryptocurrency

How the cryptocurrency industry lied about it’s supposed innovation in order to escape basic government oversight.

February 20, 2026 | Watchdog Weekly

Timi Iwayemi

Newsletter Artificial Intelligence Corruption Calendar Cryptocurrency Ethics in Government Immigration

Corruption Calendar Weeks 55-57: Internal Revenue Service, Wire Me $10 billion, Pronto.

Trump’s shakedown state continues to weaponize federal government policy in service of friends and corporations.

November 14, 2025 | Watchdog Weekly

Xaver Clarke

Newsletter Climate and Environment Corruption Calendar Cryptocurrency Ethics in Government Trump Watch

Corruption Calendar Weeks 42-43: Our Scourge of Elite Impunity

For far too long, the wealthy and powerful faced no consequences for even the most egregious acts. Working class Americans, doing their best to get by, are shown every day that they live in a country that bends over backwards to serve a privileged few.