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Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (CoinDesk screen grab, with permission of Coinbase)

Without mentioning the sector’s disastrous 2022, including the wide-ranging crypto political donations that turned sour, the leaders of Coinbase and Messari are at it again.

By Jesse Hamilton

May 24, 2023 at 7:53 p.m. UTC

May 24, 2023

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Sam Bankman-Fried to Plead Not Guilty to Bribery, Campaign-Finance Charges: Reuters

The FTX founder previously pleaded not guilty to eight charges of fraud and conspiracy and is awaiting trial in October.

By Jamie Crawley

Mar 30, 2023 at 11:13 a.m. UTC

Mar 30, 2023

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Kansas Looks to Cap Crypto Political Campaign Donations at $100

The U.S. state is looking to amend its campaign financing rules to require donors' names and addresses be collected – and mandate contributions be made strictly via U.S.-based entities.

By Sandali Handagama

Feb 15, 2023 at 1:54 p.m. UTC

Feb 15, 2023

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WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 08: CEO of FTX Sam Bankman-Fried testifies during a hearing before the House Financial Services Committee at Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill December 8, 2021 in Washington, DC. The committee held a hearing on "Digital Assets and the Future of Finance: Understanding the Challenges and Benefits of Financial Innovation in the United States." (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

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FTX Asks Politicians Who Received Bankman-Fried Donations to Return Money

The “confidential letters” escalate a fight over what could be $93 million in campaign contributions.

By Danny Nelson

Feb 5, 2023 at 6:22 p.m. UTC

Feb 5, 2023

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Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (Jesse Hamilton, modified by CoinDesk)

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Congress' FTX Problem: 1 in 3 Members Got Cash From Crypto Exchange's Bosses

The session began with 196 U.S. lawmakers who took direct contributions from Sam Bankman-Fried and other former FTX executives, and many of them are still trying to get rid of it.

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Jan 17, 2023 at 7:13 p.m. UTC

Jan 17, 2023

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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.

By Sam Reynolds

Jan 10, 2023 at 7:04 a.m. UTC

Jan 10, 2023

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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."

By James Murphy

Jan 4, 2023 at 8:06 p.m. UTC

Jan 4, 2023

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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.

By Jesse Hamilton

Nov 23, 2022 at 12:20 a.m. UTC

Nov 23, 2022

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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)

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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.

By Jesse Hamilton

Nov 15, 2022 at 6:27 p.m. UTC

Nov 15, 2022

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Sam Bankman-Fried, the CEO of FTX, is one of the top U.S. campaign contributors, though he's not putting his millions behind crypto advocates. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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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.

By Jesse Hamilton

Oct 31, 2022 at 6:28 p.m. UTC

Oct 31, 2022

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