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jawni

>Of the more than $179 million the project reported had been donated by roughly 1.3 million crypto advocates at the time of publication, roughly $178 million went directly to the Fairshake PAC. I don't get it. One pro-crypto PAC just gave their donations to another pro-crypto PAC?

PsychologyCharming

"Public records of Bankman-Fried's money show it primarily went to support Democratic committees and candidates. He donated $6 million to the House Majority PAC, the main outside group supporting House Democrats. He also gave $250,000 to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and $66,500 to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. " Democrats love Crypto!

user_name_checks_out

> Former President Donald Trump once sang the same tune about bitcoin as many other world leaders. Like Hillary Clinton, Elizabeth Warren, Turkey's Recep Erdogan, the Biden White House, and the Communist Party of China, Trump was against it. "Seems like a scam," he said. "I don't like it because it's another currency competing against the dollar." > Unsurprising, really. Powerful people usually don't care for disruptive technologies that compete with the systems they control. > But the tone is shifting, driven by bitcoin's steep growth in users, an increased recognition of its merits, and the crypto industry's arrival as a fundraising and lobbying juggernaut. Fairshake, the new crypto PAC, has raised $177 million, putting it fourth amongst all PACs and less than $1 million behind Make America Great Again Inc. > Trump's message on bitcoin has also shifted. He now ties bitcoin to his America-first agenda: "We want all the remaining bitcoin to be MADE IN THE USA!!!" He now calls himself the "crypto president," promises to protect bitcoin from "Elizabeth Warren and her goons," and vows to dismantle the hostile regulatory environment orchestrated by the Biden White House. The recently published GOP party platform featured an explicitly pro-bitcoin plank. And, later this month, Trump will headline the world's biggest bitcoin conference. > Crypto adoption is following the path of the internet. It's a rapidly growing industry, well-heeled, and has faced unfair regulatory headwinds and legal persecution. The crypto vote was ripe for the picking by anyone, blue or red or—orange. Trump simply seized the opportunity. That's politics. > Bitcoin is a force of its own, however. In fact, it's a Trojan horse. While some tout bitcoin to line their pockets and others to fill the ballot box, bitcoin exists for neither. In essence, bitcoin is resistance money. It serves those outside the halls of power—especially those vulnerable to financial censorship. Our political and financial elites likely have no need of bitcoin—not unless they themselves someday face political persecution. Censorship-resistant money isn't for the censors—it's for everyone else. > Trump's most strident critics paint a dark picture of a second term—an emboldened president, immune to criminal prosecution, vengeful, plotting against his political enemies, and cracking down on free speech and other civil liberties. Yet, at the same time, they cheer or even conspire for bitcoin's demise. Instead, Democrats should pivot toward bitcoin as insurance in case their fears materialize. Better yet, a pro-bitcoin posture could help prevent Trump's victory in the first place. > Consider first bitcoin as an insurance policy against authoritarianism. We've seen authoritarian crackdowns in other countries, so we can learn from them. Modern authoritarians routinely bend banking systems toward their own ends. They hobble their opposition by strangling financial flows and seizing assets. Russia's Vladimir Putin is typical. Russia famously de-banked the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny and his Anti-Corruption Foundation. Russian activists, journalists, and business leaders have also been financially excommunicated. > In the event of a repressive Trump regime, you will wish you had money that resists censorship—money that an authoritarian cannot control. You will wish you had bitcoin, in other words. Bitcoin, the asset, lives on its own network and operates without the cooperation or permission of financial intermediaries—the very pressure points that enable financial censorship in traditional finance. > Many worldwide have used bitcoin to route around authoritarians. Nearly two dozen human rights advocates from 20 countries attested as much in a 2022 letter to congressional leaders. Famously, Navalny adopted bitcoin in 2016 to route around his censorable Russian bank accounts and funding channels. His organization, the Anti-Corruption Foundation, still uses bitcoin. They did so to pay for his funeral earlier this year, according to CFO Anna Chekhovich. > Censorship-resistant money alone cannot protect civil liberties; encrypted messaging and censorship-resistant publishing protocols are necessary tools too. So is a populace prepared to deploy them in a spirit of resistance, and to defend them in court when necessary. Those who predict a dystopian second Trump term should embrace all these tools and learn how to use them effectively. > Trump hopes to vacuum up the crypto vote. Democrats would be wise to do the same. Recent polls suggested that some swing voters in battleground states care about crypto. Democrats hoping to block a Trump victory in November could court their favor by easing up on recent regulatory crackdowns, treating bitcoin miners fairly and like any other purchasers of energy, and focusing enforcement efforts on actual criminals such as Sam Bankman-Fried, rather than harassing software developers who build privacy tools for bitcoin. As an olive branch, Democrats could also support the bitcoin network as a peaceful mechanism for exporting American values worldwide. > A pivot along these lines needn't be an empty and cynical grab for votes. For it would reflect the stated values of anyone who claims to care about people on the margins. Bitcoin does not discriminate on the basis of creed, color, gender, or ideology. It offers the same services to the powerful and the powerless alike. For a party that touts financial inclusion and equality, bitcoin is a natural fit. > The Democrats could neutralize Trump's recent efforts to capture the crypto vote. With thin margins in battleground states, a few hundred votes could make a difference. > Bitcoin is a tool—and an increasingly important topic in American politics. Donald Trump is willing to use it to his advantage. Are his opponents?

oroechimaru

You havn’t read project 2025 from his PAC supporters, people he previously hired and gave speeches to? Come on meow.

Bitcoin__Is__Hope_

this PAC already exists

Individual2020

You still believe the system works and can correct itself. Build a PAC and so forth. The system is shit. The few in charge call the shots. So PACs form to kiss their asses.

SevenGlass

Some of the most solidly pro-Bitcoin politicians: Cynthia Lummis Justin Amash Ted Cruz A couple that have said / done one or two things quite recently that appear to be outstanding, but I'd wait a while (to see if they stick around / follow through) before including them on the above list: Donald Trump Matt Gaetz There is the pro-"crypto" PAC that has been compiling some information [here](https://www.standwithcrypto.org/politicians). I'd suggest using that list as only a starting point. There are a lot of people with an "A" rating whose only action has been a yes vote on SAB 121. Fortunately you can click through to see more information on each individual candidate and weed through the ones that have consistent pro Bitcoin stances, vs the ones that are simply getting an endorsement based on advocating for "regulating stablecoins" or other such non-Bitcoin nonsense. In other words, your list will likely end up being a much smaller subset of that one.

Thin_Top_1573

Independent only my own crypto - I do feel blockchain technology is a major innovation that we should be leading the charge on. Supporting blockchain tech requires a supportive crypto environment. Currently china holds about 85% of all blockchain patents. We’re falling behind in things. Nevermind the endless use cases for blockchain tech, crypto is another whole financial market in and of itself, which is another massive breakthrough. Don’t you feel we should be embracing this? To be clear, I don’t think Joe Biden knows anything or gives a shit about crypto. He’s close with Elizabeth Warren and listens to her. Elizabeth Warren and Gary gensler are very obviously in the pocket of the central banking industry and crypto is a direct threat to it. Look at declining deposits in major banks. Shit, I keep very little in my major bank checking account. Really it’s just a utility account at this point, sometimes I need to use the banking system, so I have that account when I need it. Although the dictator concern is obviously much broader and realer with trump, I do feel Biden has deferred financial decisions to Warren and that was a massive blunder. Understand, coinbase sued the SEC in an attempt to get a unique set of rules for crypto after gensler refused. Unfortunately they lost. Gensler refuses to treat crypto uniquely. “We don’t need new rules, we have rules, crypto needs to fall in line.” Do you really feel crypto should be treated like the normal stock market? Gensler is trying to force the square peg of crypto into the circle hole of traditional finance. It doesn’t fucking fit. Crypto companies have made good faith efforts with gensler. His response? Suing them. Jesus fucking Christ, we haven’t even come to consensus that the SEC has jurisdiction regulating crypto. Asleep at the wheel. We need new legislation specifically for crypto and we need our own agency. Elizabeth Warren introduces regulation it’s basically written by the central banking industry. Warren said she would make a “anti crypto” army. Who wants this? Is anybody actually against crypto? But bidens fucking asleep at wheel. They got Biden to veto a bipartisan bill that passed with a huge majority. Passed 60-36, and he vetoed it. When have these two sides worked together on anything? And hen they finally did, on something that would have helped the industry, they got Biden to veto it. It’s not lost on me he did it on a Friday afternoon, hoping it would get buried over the weekend. I haven’t voted for a republican president in my lifetime. I’m an average dude. I’m not a bot. I’m not a shill. I’m a guy making a last ditch effort to get people to tune it because Bidens gonna lose the election over this. I want to vote Biden but they have to fix this. They need to fire gensler asap and make a huge comment on it. I’m typing all of this because I feel this is a much bigger issue than people realize. The dems are asleep at the wheel here. Who do you think coinbase employees are voting for? Kraken? Gemini? Anyone working in crypto has to vote trump by default at this point. If you still think I’m shilling for trump, I assure you I’ll gleefully vote Biden if they reverse course on crypto, yes, I understand it’s a long shot. I’m putting in this work here hoping people who matter read it and understand they fucking dropped the ball big time here. I’m voting trump. The only way to win my vote back is to fire Gary gensler and acknowledge they recognize he was harming crypto and they want to support the industry. Stand with crypto, the political action committee that the crypto companies have established and is better funded than any other PAC out there (look it up) who do you think they’re supporting? Remember, 2 years ago the SEC approved the coinbase IPO and coinbase became a publicly traded company. A year later, with virtually no change in their business model, the SEC sued coinbase. Why approve them going public if there’s something inherently wrong with what they’re doing? Does that make sense? What’s been happening in crypto feels dystopian and is better aligned with trumps nazi bullshit, but somehow the dems have turned a blind eye to it. Give me my fucking crypto, or we’ll fucking give you trump. Wake the fuck up.

Thin_Top_1573

Remember, you’ve got people like mark cuban (a Biden supporter) tweeting things like “Gary gensler could literally cost Joe Biden the election” - this is a massive issue and the dems are totally asleep. This is fucking money we’re talking about, and the dems are devaluing and harming our assets. This is a problem. Watch. Might not be until the election is over, but you will eventually hear how big of a role crypto played in this election. And again, remember the big crypto companies are working. They have a massively funded PAC and they are funding pro crypto candidates and it’s been working. The dems are giving this election away by being against crypto. There’s no votes to win for coming out against crypto. There only votes to lose. I recognize Biden likely has no clue about this shit, but unfortunately these are his people on his watch.

Thin_Top_1573

Will embrace? When do you see that happening? Most people are fucking clueless as to what’s actually been happening with crypto. If you’ve been deep in crypto for years, over the last 4 years you have seen radical changes regarding your options of what, how and where you can crypto. It’s been gradually getting worse and worse. If this doesn’t make sense to you - you don’t crypto. Gary gensler actually demanded coinbase stop selling every single crypto except bitcoin. Read that last sentence again. Coinbase said we’ll see you in court. Let me so bold as to say it right now - I invite all your shit talking and laughs. Joe Biden and the democrats lost their reelection bid in 2024 when they underestimated the massive influence and money of crypto and its users. I think trump may be the worse thing that’s happened to America in my lifetime, guess what? I’m actually considering voting for him. Solely because of crypto. Crypto is a massively intertwined in my life and at this point, there’s no way around it, whether is just the banking industry and gensler/warren, or the Democratic Party as a whole, they clearly have, are, and will continue working against crypto. Biden signaled he was changing course with the Ethereum ETFs, and then a week later he vetoed a an extremely rare bipartisan bill that again, works to isolate crypto. He also did it late on a Friday afternoon hoping it would get buried. There are no votes to win by being anti crypto, only votes to lose. Meanwhile the crypto companies have established a major PAC that has deep pockets. There was a massive red wave in the European elections recently, coincidentally, the winners are pro crypto. Biden. You fucking moron democrats. If you continue to underestimate the importance of crypto to these elections, you will lose. I will vote for trump in a swing state because crypto is the number one issue for me. I don’t think trump is a good person. I think he’s bad for everything. But you’re slowly banning crypto and trump is telling me he’ll shut that shit down immediately. Fucktards. Trump in 2024 via democrats asleep at the wheel on the importance of crypto. Set your reminder and talk shit to me.

waldito

People with enough unrealized gains will make sure that does not happen by ~~bribing~~ donating assets to some PAC. They are already doing that at the moment.

coinfeeds-bot

tldr; Ripple has announced an additional $25 million donation to Fairshake, a super PAC supporting pro-crypto candidates for the 2024 US elections, doubling its previous contribution. This move underscores Ripple's commitment to fostering a pro-innovation political climate in the US. Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse emphasized the importance of educating voters on crypto's future role and combating anti-crypto stances among policymakers. The company's efforts align with broader industry initiatives to promote a regulatory environment favorable to financial technology advancements. *This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.

CryptoNerdSmacker

This sub is fucking foolish. One on hand - Trump incoherently mumbles the word “crypto” and this sub creams their shitstained white undies On the other hand - Ripple donates $25 million to a pro crypto Super PAC which will undoubtedly go a long way to crypto friendly/favorable legislation. This sub? “reeee bribery reeee” Fucking buffoonery.

coinfeeds-bot

tldr; Ripple has donated an additional $25 million to Fairshake, a crypto-focused political action committee (PAC), bringing its total contribution to $50 million. This donation is part of a broader effort by the crypto industry, which has collectively raised over $100 million for Fairshake, to support pro-crypto candidates in the upcoming elections. Ripple's CEO, Brad Garlinghouse, emphasized the importance of advancing policies that foster financial innovation in the U.S. and criticized the SEC's regulatory approach. The donation aims to educate voters and influence policy in favor of the crypto industry. *This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.

antiwrappingpaper

Of course that's what one of the people behind the crypto PAC is going to say, why would they go against that narrative, which benefits them? What's next, you're going to tell me what Gary Gensler said? I'd rather listen to the people "in the middle" here, which are the lawmakers and the current administration, to understand where this is going, rather than listening to the narratives of the two competing parties. And yes, it is a childish mentality (but I get it, it works with the weak of mind), much like your comment above.

hiredgoon

> “I wanted to send a message,” Sen. Cory Booker, who was one of 11 Senate Democrats who supported the SEC rollback, said in an interview. “I’m frustrated because we haven’t had a chance to debate any of the real [crypto] bills.” >House members will have to go on the record again next week. >“There’s still some big names on the Democratic side who haven’t made their thoughts known,” Rep. Wiley Nickel of North Carolina said. >Key Democrats are still resisting the effort. Rep. Maxine Waters, the top Democrat on House Financial Services, and Rep. Stephen Lynch plan to rally opposition to the legislation on the floor next week, aides said. >But it’s not clear how other senior Democrats may come down. House Democratic leadership has yet to decide whether to whip against the crypto legislation scheduled for the floor next week, said another aide granted anonymity to discuss closed-door conversations. >The votes are giving the industry’s campaign arms a clear look at where lawmakers stand as crypto super PACs begin to spend tens of millions of dollars on the 2024 elections. The goal is to elect allies and eliminate critics. >A spokesperson for the largest crypto super PAC network, Josh Vlasto, said in a statement that the group, Fairshake, is “committed to supporting elected officials and candidates on both sides of the aisle who want to get things done and keep tech jobs in America.” >Crypto lobbyists and industry-friendly Democrats are working to shore up support for the big House crypto bill ahead of next week. In addition to Nickel, they include Reps. Ritchie Torres of New York and Ro Khanna of California. >“The advice I’m giving to Democrats is this: We cannot hand this issue to Republicans,” Nickel said. In short, the answer is because we don't know where most Democrats (and Republicans) stand on the issue when they have to commit to a vote.

Status-Coast2737

Safe my life: 3PAC2EfbaxPiE37qMGEAQhfVwzKcHaeiL2

maxcoiner

You're forgetting that bitcoiner's superPACs are larger than most any other. (I think only the military industrial complex has a larger PAC than we do. Maybe big pharma too.) This simply would be lobbied into oblivion.

Ultra918

Problem was it was not "much value" at this time. And I thought I can hodl it on exchanges and they are safe. I had no intention to cash out. I was lucky I bought some coins early like PAC or Decentralland. I didn't care much and this was a mistake. After the cryptopia hack I don't wanted to do anything with crypto again. I was depressed and left the crypto space. The Bullrun in 2021 brought me back and my left cryptos I had were mooning. So I was motivated to start again. But as I said life changing gains with a minimal investment are gone.

coinfeeds-bot

tldr; In the California Senate primary, a super PAC named Fairshake, funded by cryptocurrency companies and executives, spent $10 million on ads against Rep. Katie Porter, contributing to her third-place finish. The crypto industry aims to influence the 2024 election cycle by supporting candidates favorable to crypto laws and opposing those who are not. The industry's involvement in politics has grown despite recent controversies, including the conviction of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried. The California Senate race is seen as a key battleground for the crypto industry's political ambitions. *This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.

Sharlach

Elizabeth Warren isn't in control of the Democratic party, and there's plenty of other Dem's who are pro crypto. This very PAC support Adam Schiff over Porter in California, and he won out in the primary over her. The party is very much split on crypto, and that's true in the leadership and the voting base.

Lemon_Club

I like that this is a Bipartisan PAC supporting pro crypto candidates from both parties, this shouldn't be a left/right issue. It's congress, you gotta throw money at it to get things done so I'm for it.

coinfeeds-bot

tldr; The crypto lobby in the United States has issued a warning to political candidates, demanding their support or risk defeat in the 2024 elections. Citing the defeat of Representative Katie Porter as evidence, the industry highlights its financial influence and plans to back cryptocurrency-friendly candidates. With significant funding from billionaires and a pro-crypto super PAC, the lobby aims to shape the political landscape. The lobby's efforts include a $75 million war chest for the elections, with notable backers like Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong and the Winklevoss twins. The industry faces challenges from legislative proposals but seeks to promote balanced regulation that fosters innovation while addressing concerns. *This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.

Lurko1antern

Without reading the article or knowing anything beyond the clickbaity headline, I'm 100% sure that this is in reference to some PAC or other Trump-affiliate organization that includes crypto as part of their funding strategy. Donald Trump has probably never heard of ethereum.

bomberdual

It's like there are PAC(s) dedicated to deploying people on Reddit to brigade and paint narratives. Scummy.

Lurko1antern

Biden has never posted anything on twitter. His press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre controls the POTUS, White House and Joe Biden twitter handles. The laser-eyes on the Biden photo was just meant to continue the "Dark Brandon" meme, as well as implying the KC win was because certain players or Swift were endorsing Biden. That's it. I say this as a Trump-supporting Republican: I would love it if Biden was pro-Bitcoin. But the inherent nature of Bitcoin is the complete opposite of establishment-liberal policy. There's a "chance", however slight, that bitcoin/crypto enthusiasts can win over Trump, who had a PAC that used NFT's as a fundraising mechanism. There's zero chance a major Democrat politician can come over to crypto side.

backcountrydrifter

The CCP and Russia have been staging up hundreds of thousands of people in Ecuador, Nicaragua and Venezuela for a 5th column invasion of the United States because Xi needs farmland to feed 1.4B people. National guard troops take their orders from governors and not the federal government. Trump tested this during the George Floyd protests when he asked the “loyal” Republican governors to kiss the ring and send troops to DC to “shoot the protestors in the legs” because the pentagon reminded him that using U.S. troops against U.S. citizens would be both treason and wildly illegal. Bannon tried unsuccessfully to privatize a part of the southern border wall but failed due to, unsurprisingly, internal corruption. Bannon was arrested on the boat of Guo Wengui who is some sort of convoluted double/triple agent for the CCP. They are now both in court for a billion dollar fraud. Every GOP congressmen that took Russian political money is desperately trying to figure out how to preserve their political career while the people are figured out that they were sold out to the dictators for some PAC money. Freedom is never free. We all just live on very expensive credit and the sacrifices of others. Make it count

Jpotter145

lol - this isn't about votes. Its about super PAC money/funding and favors. Nobody gives a shit about voters, it's not like we have any other options.

Wagmitravel

Good thing 1 sat = 1sat. PAC man life. Nom nom nom.

EmbraceHegemony

lol imagine thinking Trump owns crypto is good for crypto. "Hey, this notorious con artist ALSO likes this thing, isn't that great?!" For anybody interested in the [truth](https://qz.com/sam-bankman-fried-ftx-republicans-democrats-mid-terms-1850738188): Bankman-Fried was one of the GOP’s (and the Democrats’) biggest donors Bankman-Fried was a known Democrat donor—one of the party’s biggest, in fact, but only after FTX collapsed did he reveal he had donated to the Republican party, too. In one interview last November, Bankman-Fried admitted to donating roughly equal amounts to Democrats and Republicans but made sure that “all my Republican donations were dark.” He said he did this because he felt the press had a tendency to “freak” when donations were made to the Grand Old Party (GOP). At the 2022 midterm campaign funding cycle, he said he may have been the “second or third biggest” GOP donor. Among the various donations, Bankman-Fried gave $27 million to the “Protect Our Future PAC,” a group advocating for pandemic preparedness. This was 95% of the $28.5 million raised by the group, which spent $24.2 million to support 19 Democratic House candidates. Other FTX executives made donations in their own names. For instance Ryan Salame, co-CEO of FTX Digital Markets, donated $24.5 million to Republican candidates through the party’s “WinRed” platform. The new indictment came days after US judge Lewis Kaplan revoked the $250 million bail he had granted Bankman-Fried last December over alleged attempts to influence witnesses involved in the case. Now, the man who once dreamt of buying the island nation of Nauru using stolen money, is awaiting his trial in a New York prison infamous for its poor living conditions—the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn.

bravohohn886

Agreed. Yale once looked at data to find the most innovative coaches in any sport, it was Mike Leach and they interviewed him. Almost took my Cougs to College Football Playoff and we always have the worst recruiting classes in the PAC. Zach Arnett gets fired after taking miss st down the shit in 8 games. As soon as I read the Offensive Coordinator was going to be “Changing things up” I took the Miss st Win total under lol easy cash

hotasanicecube

Most games fail, you can’t find any Grand Theft Auto - San Andreas players anymore… Except PAC-Man. It will live forever.

ContentMountain

PAC. Fuck those guys.

Classic_Row_4258

The story used to be that he made his first Billion doing arbitrage with BTC on Asian Exchanges Over Night they called it the Kim Chi Market (they being the media) Now that was supposedly 2017 and by 2019 he was a billionaire preparing to open FTX while also campaigning and donating to many global NGOs Such as Effective Altruist Institute OXFORD got 10 mil Robert Haskel was even asked about that donation in Time magazine in which TIME then turned it around on Haskel and showed he was actually a lying scumbag (OPPY) He Donated to both sides of American politics but gave Joe Bidens Campaign a Historic payout of 5 million. Even his own mothers SUPER PAC was well funded with a 28million dollar donation that came from FTX ..Seems legit, OH right she was Hilarys Lawyer, FTX had In house EX Attornies from the Firm that handled Facebook anti trust cases, in which Facebook actually sued the government for some retarded amount of money and won...This off the dome so excuse me but I have some info on the parts of this case that came and went last year that made my ears perk up, which is the in house Pharmacy and Doctor, George K. Learner... This is where the story really takes a turn and become something much different that with the military conflicts going on around the same time as when FTX went insolvent is a very interesting tangled web that will be the subject of much more detailed posting soon

Cur_scaling

When you read about his parents' involvement with the business, it makes sense, His father was advising the company on how to avoid taxes and his mother was orchestrating large PAC donations and personal gifts. Those were his role models, dude was fked from the start...

OkSample7

There was a donation to a wildlife foundation. That's the only one I've read about that wasn't a PAC or a candidate.

Spaceseeds

Uhh what? It was sarcasm obviously, don't be a dunce, and it is what happened, if you're referring to his parents basically being the real brains behind the operation so they could fund their own political PAC and enrich themselves

Fox_n_Roll

>super crypto pac I did "the google" so You don't have to: The Cryptocurrency Alliance is an independent expenditure-only committee (Super PAC), founded by cryptocurrency investor and blockchain advocate Casey Botticello. The Cryptocurrency Alliance Super PAC was created to raise awareness about cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology, counter the relentless propaganda espoused by the global bankingelite who are threatened by a decentralized currency, and to oppose legislation and political candidates who intend to regulate cryptocurrencies at the expense of consumer privacy.

Status_Floor1746

Well since you asked Emmer does have crypto backers and guess what almost every politician does. Even Brad Sherman the biggest critic in Congress has had a crypto backed PAC run ada for him. Unlike others Emmer is pushing for Members to be educated on the industry. He want them to know the good, the bad, the ugly. Politicians rarely take that approach so honestly it's misguided to target Emmer who pushes for decentralization

searchingtruth1

We should have a crypto PAC and vote as one voice.

goldyluckinblokchain

In the UK they don't even need to steal the phone they just need to access it for a minute. There is a number you can text to get a PAC code and all someone would have to do is send that text get the code, delete the text and enter the code in another phone and boom number swapped. I'ts important to use biometrics for locking your phone cause if someone sees you enter a code or password etc they could take control of your number very quickly

coinfeeds-bot

tldr; The relevant text of the article is about the donations made by FTX executive Ryan Salame to Republican and conservative PACs. It is mentioned that Salame gave nearly $23 million to Republicans and right-leaning PACs. On the other hand, FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried admitted to keeping significant sums of his Republican donations undisclosed. Bankman-Fried personally gave $40 million to Democratic PACs and candidates, while FTX US donated to the Republican-aligned Crypto Innovation PAC. The article also mentions the romantic involvement between Salame and Republican candidate Michelle Bond, who received consulting fees from FTX Digital Markets. Bankman-Fried's donations were credited with advancing the agendas of liberal initiatives and supporting winning candidates. *This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR. Try our free crypto chatbot at https://chat.coinfeeds.io*

conceiv3d-in-lib3rty

Bro they requested that becuz they don’t want internet access to be an excuse used by the defense for any reason. Think about it, this is the same prosecution that just had him thrown in jail lol. I promise you there is not a grand conspiracy to go soft on SBF just becuz he donated $40m to some political PACs, the bulk of it going to some pandemic preparedness PAC. With the charges he has and his whole team set to testify against him, he’s going to federal prison for at least 20 years. I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s longer than that.

conceiv3d-in-lib3rty

There’s no way he doesn’t go to federal prison for at least 20 years with the severity of his charges. Fried “donated” $40m to different political PAC in order to buy bipartisan influence and impact the direction of public policy as it related to crypto. That’s not going to keep him out of prison lol.

Ultra918

I wouldn't call it a shitcoin in 2019. It was PAC coin

Ultra918

I bought 2018 PAC. Look on coin marketcap what happened 2019. It was one of my first coins beside Bitcoin and eth I bought. And I was like wtf I got rich and startet to buy all other coins. But poorly I never made this much.

bingorunner

I don’t know a ton about his politics, but this is a smart move. He’s got Miami as a crypto incubator city. MoonPay is based their and just donated to the PAC backing him $500k. Now that crypto donations can be accepted he may see a big influx.

Ultra918

2018 I bought PAC and 2019 I made 19000% in one day with it. I focus some small cap coins in hope next Bullrun one of them is mooning. But that only happened one time in my life. But BTC and ETH are my favorites for safety.

Ultra918

2019 i invested in one of my first shitcoins: PAC coin. anyone remember? ​ i made 19000% in one day. I had lifechangings gains with minimal investment. I hope next bullrun i will hit again a shitcoin that is mooning. But i have to say this is more gambling than investing for longterm.

Nectarine-Agreeable

PAC West>>UBS or Deutsche Bank>>JP Morgan or Wells Fargo

Ultra918

2019 I made 19000% in one day with PAC. Swapped it to some Bitcoin, 5 Ethereum, 10 Litecoin. And at the end I lost all cause I let my coins on exchanges.

Ultra918

2018 I started to buy my first "shitcoins" " altcoins". I bought PAC coin. And 2019 it mooned so hard I got 19000% in one day. I got around 4 eth from it and some Bitcoin and 10 LTC. So this happened one time in my life. I hope it will happen again next Bullrun. Therefore I invest small amounts in small Market cap coins. Maybe I have this luck again. But yeah it's More gambling now than back in 2019. To much scam projects and scammer outside there

Nicks_WRX

> Speaking at a Heal-the-Divide PAC event, Democratic Presidential Candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. outlined specific Bitcoin-focused policies that he would enact as president, including gradually backing the U.S. dollar with bitcoin and making bitcoin profits exempt from capital gains taxes. That’s…pretty bold..

CioranMiFaUnaSega

I don't think I will get rich I started investing in a small PAC at the end of 2021 and since then my portfolio has only seen red Hope the next halving/bull run helps me to take a break from work

coinfeeds-bot

tldr; U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has pledged to exempt cryptocurrency from capital gains tax if he is elected. He made this announcement at a Heal-the-Divide PAC event, where he also reiterated his support for self-custody of bitcoin, running blockchain nodes at home, and industry-neutral energy regulation. Kennedy believes that exempting crypto from capital gains tax will encourage innovation, investment, and job growth in the United States. Currently, the Internal Revenue Service treats crypto as property and subjects it to tax on capital gains. The Securities and Exchange Commission has also been cracking down on the industry. Crypto companies have been advocating for more regulatory clarity, and they are hopeful that a ruling against the SEC in its lawsuit with Ripple will lead to a change in approach. Kennedy has previously criticized the U.S. government for hindering the industry and driving innovation elsewhere. He specifically criticized President Joe Biden's proposed 30% tax on cryptocurrency mining. The U.S. presidential election is scheduled for November 4th next year. *This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.*

coinfeeds-bot

tldr; Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. revealed plans to back the U.S. Dollar with Bitcoin (BTC) and exempt the flagship digital asset from capital gains tax while speaking at a July 18 Heal-the-Divide PAC event. “My plan would be to start very, very small, perhaps 1% of issued T-bills would be backed by hard currency, […] The post Presidential candidate RFK Jr. proposes backing US dollar with Bitcoin appeared first on CryptoSlate. *This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.*

Ultra918

2019 I bought PAC anyone remember? It was a small cap market coin. And I made 19000% This was my first and only coin since 2016 I made big gains

Ultra918

My best trade was PAC. I made 19000%. My worst trade. I let my coins on exchanges. I got scammed, exit scammed and bankruptcy from the exchanges and lost 90% of my crypto. Fml i hate my life

DeFiMe78

PAC Fuck Me...

pfcypress

The more information that comes out the more this is looking like a planned operation from the jump. Just weird how this man was a MIT professor in full support of Crypto. Then gets appointed by Biden of all ppl and immediately starts to attack and bring down crypto while turning a blind eye to FTX. Then we find out he had connections with the owners of FTX and the owners parents just so happen to be apart of a democratic super PAC ? Everything happens for a reason.

dou8le8u88le

You forgot: Biggie unpins the daily to piss 2 PAC off.

BlubberWall

It’s crazy to me that the gremlin SBF had dozens of politicians on his payroll with only one exchange, yet CB, binance, kraken, and the other large institutions can’t pool funds to do the same. A crypto PAC funded by all together could own over half of congress, probably the only way to reign in the SEC at this point

BlubberWall

Any exchange selling those coins is fair game to the SEC. A joint pro-crypto PAC for lobbying is what all these exchanges and crypto entities need to get on board with. Pool all your funds, ~~buy~~ lobby politicians and reign in the SEC. That gremlin SBF bought how many politicians using the funds of one exchange? Imagine what a joint effort like this could do

kwanijml

Fair enough, and I apologize then (this is just such a common sentiment here that the problems with government regulating things they shouldn't or regulating poorly are a function of getting the 'right' people in power). But I still have to contend with even your more defensible claim...there are so many young people who are (despite a little better understanding of the tech) far more rabidly anti-crypto than any of the current gerontocracy. The existing old farts are just looking to do what they've always done: grift on any new thing to establish a cash flow for their PAC or next campaign. They don't actually care much, one way or the other, about crypto. Give me good old fashioned greed any day over fervent, meddling ideologues who cannot be convinced that they don't know what the "greater good" is. And then on top of it, these young people (whether they start their political career pro-crypto or anti) will age quickly and matriculate into the same entrenched, incestuous, corrupt grift that all politicians fall into....state power is their business to perpetuate and most crypto does not play nice with designs for state power.

Ur_mothers_keeper

Ignore them. Look at their history. It's a brigade, probably paid for by a PAC. Political campaigns are known to AstroTurf reddit since 2012. Anything political on this site can't be trusted to be organic, period.

rikbona

Hey folks, I've just started a PAC on a yield fund with the 8% of my paycheck, and it feels weird😅 here in Italy, we have not a great financial education, and I've never done anything like that, but I thought it would have been good considering I have also been dcaing into btc over the past 5 years I feel it makes me feel in a better position if I want to early retire or at least increase my savings capacity. What do you think? what's your overall investment strategy and its goal?

Jus_Caus_SC_Poet

How much did Bankman donate to Democrats? Up to 70 million, including 27 million to one Dem PAC.

Jus_Caus_SC_Poet

How much did Bankman donate to Democrats? Up to 70 million, including 27 million to one Dem PAC.

Status_Floor1746

He forgets his part reaped tens of millions in SBF donations and SBF PAC funding! I’m honestly bamboozled

WimbleWimble

SIM swaps in the UK require a PAC code (minimum 6 letters), are frozen for 24-48hrs AND generate emails/texts to the current number. One to say "swap requested" one to say "swap will be done at XYZ" and one to say its been done.

Ultra918

PAC coin

Filistation90

Well known Conspiracy theories • ⁠we never went to the moon • Flat earth • 2 PAC is still alive • Btc will die

Filistation90

Well known Conspiracy theories • ⁠we never went to the moon • Flat earth • 2 PAC is still alive • Moon will be 0.01$

Unleashyourstand

Time to create the ‘Reddit CC Super PAC’. When money talks, corrupt politicians listen.

kwanijml

And in a sense both wrong. For one thing, everybody knows or agrees that billionaires and captains of industry and special interests extract rents through government and lobby for favorable legislation and regulatory treatment....but for some reason, very few people know that in politics generally and the u.s. specifically, politicians and regulators often extort industry and interest groups and initiate the graft and corruption with implied threats and milker bills, if the monied interests don't support their PAC and other such arrangements.

KAX1107

Coinbase is doing a lot of things FTX did, like donating to political campaigns, mostly Republicans rather than Democrats. All three Republicans who talked over Gensler without allowing him to get in a word received donations from Coinbase super PAC.

KingLeo23

She's always been a progressive LARP. Have you heard her rant about PAC money and bank lobbyists? Who do you suppose is funding the [Anti-crypto army PAC](https://headtopics.com/us/new-anti-crypto-pac-enters-fray-37824431) and where do you suspect those funds are going? She's just another septuagenarian squeezing every drop out from the status quo.

Jpotter145

I'm sure whatever Super PAC back her is still funding her today so long as she keeps fighting.

Denaneha

Well known Conspiracy theories • ⁠we never went to the moon • Flat earth • 2 PAC is still alive • One week the Daily was unpinned on purpose to raise next ratio

jawni

lol I forgot about PAC, but I do remember one thing about it. CMC had some sort of error and PAC's market cap went way higher than it should've been and everyone was really confused. https://np.reddit.com/r/paccoin/comments/838gmh/what_in_the_hell_are_you_boys_up_to_pac_at_3/

Ultra918

I was buying crypto 2016 the first time. 2018 i bought my first shitcoin called PAC. Anyone remember it? I made 19000% In one day. Wow I had huge gains with nearly no investment. I swapped it to some eth, Bitcoin and dogecoin. I let it on exchanges and 1 exchange exit scammed me and the other got hacked. So I lost all my crypto. This was 2019. I am still not over it. At least I have a ledger now. But at this time I thought crypto will never be for mainstream when things like this can happen.

Ultra918

2018 i bought PAC coin. Some people here remember it? I got 19000% and swapped it to some houndred k doge coin, Ethereum and Bitcoin. I made really huge gains and life-changing gains. But at the end i lost all. Because the exchange got hacked and the other exchange exit scammed me.

KAX1107

Coinbase super PAC has been [donating to several Republican lawmakers](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FuAfLEHXsAAJmYs?format=jpg&name=medium). They're playing the same game FTX was playing.

KAX1107

Coinbase is not your friend. They simply want to recreate the old system. There is a coinbase super PAC that is up to the same tricks as SBF. Coinbase "needs" regulators to be favorable. Bitcoin does not. Stop simping for a KYC exchange pretending to be on your side.

KAX1107

To be fair he didn't let him answer a single question. Even if he did, Gensler would not undermine any of their cases by talking about specific coins and he's said it repeatedly. So the whole thing was just all theatre. McHenry received hundreds of thousands in donations from a coinbase super PAC. This is exactly what SBF was up to and he was trying to get bills passed that would have favored FTX.

KAX1107

Patrick McHenry [has received donations](https://twitter.com/stackhodler/status/1648353079866146816) from Coinbase, Robinhood super PAC Follow the money

Denaneha

Well known Conspiracy theories • ⁠we never went to the moon • ⁠Flat earth • ⁠2 PAC is still alive • ⁠Daily was unpinned on purpose to raise next ratio

Denaneha

Well knows Conspiracy - we never went to the moon - Flat earth - 2 PAC is still alive - Daily is unpinned on purpose

Ultra918

PAC coin. Now It was rebranded to PAC Protocol. I bought it around 2018. You can see on CMC the big spike 2019.

Ultra918

I invested once in PAC. And made 19000%. Since this days I invested in shit coins because I thought it will happen again I bought 5 eth and some other coins with this gains 😃. And i bought around 5 BNB for 20$

LazyEdict

Multiple avenues of moving money. He is consistent on that way. If you check his donations to politicians, he would make direct donations and then donations to PAC that would benefit said politicians. SBF donated to democrats and republicans alike. 41 million to democrats to 19 million to republicans. SBF claims he donated equally to both sides. He says the rest of the republican donations went through dark money. Claims it was to keep media from reacting negatively. Another time he says the republicans requested it. Hard to say which is true since he is lies so much.

OneThatNoseOne

Don't get it twisted. SBF's mom was part of the scheme. She revieved a few millions at least through her PAC Mind the Gap that game straight from Ryan Salame who borrowed millions from Alameda/FTX.

Puking_In_Disgust

*Want*? Of course not. I’d love the ancap dream of continuing to have 0 regulation, because we can talk about consumer protection, but regulation tends to mostly mean the system being rigged for the already successful and keeping the little guy from getting to that level. But the reality is that the government’s getting involved whether we like it or not, so if we just pout and keep our line at “no interference at all” they’ll just do whatever they want and we’ll get no concessions at all. This is why larger crypto devs have been going in front of legislators to try to educate them and advocate for a reasonable approach to regulation. What would be most reasonable would be a compromise where neither of us are entirely happy, but at least we can begrudgingly agree… but honestly since they have the power at best any regulation probably going to be more like 60/40 or 70/30 in their favor… whales really should put a PAC together and send a group of lobbyists to DC the same as other industries do to get legislation of their favor. It’s a dirty game, but if we don’t play it we’re just going to get run over.

HoneydewInMyAss

There are 2 main differences between your examples and my examples 1. All of my examples are recent, from 2020. yours are literally 6 and 7 years old. 2 and, most importantly, the political violence on the right is being DRIVEN by the Republican party. last year, CPAC hung a banner that said "we are all domestic terrorists," this year Michael Knowles called for the eradication of trans people The largest PAC for the Republican party hosted the frontrunner for the Presidential primary, where men openly called for the genocide of trans people... There is no equalivalent to that happening on the left. You are a liar, and you are in this thread spewing blatant Neo Nazi propaganda. One of your most disgusting lies is: > democrats are fanning the flames of racism by making everything about race. You're a fucking liar. The Republicans are the ones forcing racially gerrymandering maps onto states like Florida, Ohio, Louisiana, and Alabama The Republicans are the ones banning black books and black history courses from schools The Republicans are the ones banning diversity inclusion programs from colleges The Republicans are the ones calling everything they dislike "woke," despite being unable to clearly define the term You are a fucking liar, you are spreading Neo Nazi propaganda, and you won't silence me.

cabronsitoo

PAC

smiley032

Did you even read and comprehend that article? Someone at FTX personally donated to republicans not SBF. The one pac that was donated to as per the article you shared “donated $500,947.30 between December 2021 and September 2022, according to FEC records — the majority to the crypto-focused GMI PAC, which primarily backed the Republican-aligned Crypto Innovation PAC during the 2022 midterms. Bankman-Fried served as the entity’s chief executive at the time of the donations.” GMI PAC which PRIMARILY backed Republican-ALIGNED crypto innovation pac. So FTX donated to a pac that supported dems and republicans. SBF says he donated the same to both but that is just SFB flapping his lips and the records show 40million to dems and only 242K made it to republicans though a pac that was for crypto that supported both parties. I wish people would do a little more critical thinking then just blindly voting for democrats and only seeing what they want to see because they were told to vote Democrat

jamesc5z

Bounty0x, PAC coin, Navcoin, Oyster Pearl, Cindicator, Crypterium, Origami, Po.et, SALT... I could go on lol.

Givingtree310

I don’t know exactly how much but he has far more than that. He’s listed as giving $10 million to a super PAC during last election cycle.

CryptoBelle

I think it had something to do with PAC man…

Probably_Not_Yor_Cat

It’s crap like this that makes me want to form a crypto PAC, create score cards on all politicians, and outright hound them for answers