In Reply to: Who's buying our election? Crypto, AI, Predicton Markets posted by mh on August 20, 2026 at 09:03:27
Surrounded by executives from Coinbase, Ripple and other leading cryptocurrency companies, President Donald Trump on Wednesday called for Congress to pass legislation that could lend greater legitimacy to the fast-growing industry — which includes the Trump family business.
The gathering in the Roosevelt Room at the White House highlighted the political clout that the crypto industry has amassed in just a few years by spending hundreds of millions of dollars to elect political allies, including Trump.
Trump stands to personally benefit from the industry’s current top legislative priority, which could usher in more mainstream adoption of digital assets. In 2025, he took in more than $1.4 billion from cryptocurrency, digital tokens and other related partnerships.