TOKENIZATION POLICY
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GENIUS Act: Signed Law ▲ Jul 18 2025| MiCA Status: Live ▲ Dec 2024| CLARITY Act: Senate Pending ▲ Jul 2025| Crypto Lobbying 2024: $202M PAC ▲ Fairshake| OECD CARF Countries: 75+ ▲ +12| CBDC Projects: 130+ Active ▲ Atlantic Council| FATF Travel Rule: 73% Compliant ▲ Jun 2025| Pro-Crypto Congress: 300+ Members ▲ +91| GENIUS Act: Signed Law ▲ Jul 18 2025| MiCA Status: Live ▲ Dec 2024| CLARITY Act: Senate Pending ▲ Jul 2025| Crypto Lobbying 2024: $202M PAC ▲ Fairshake| OECD CARF Countries: 75+ ▲ +12| CBDC Projects: 130+ Active ▲ Atlantic Council| FATF Travel Rule: 73% Compliant ▲ Jun 2025| Pro-Crypto Congress: 300+ Members ▲ +91|

Coinbase

Blockchain Association: Washington's Most Aggressive Crypto Industry Lobby

The Blockchain Association — representing Coinbase, Kraken, Protocol Labs, Uniswap, and others — is the most litigious and legislatively active crypto industry group in Washington, combining amicus briefs, lobbying, and coalition-building.

Donovan Vanderbilt · February 24, 2026 · 7 min read

Coinbase's Policy Strategy: From 'Crypto Doesn't Need Washington' to Running It

Coinbase's transformation from a politically disengaged tech company to the founder of Stand With Crypto, the largest contributor to Fairshake PAC, and the company with personnel in senior regulatory positions — a case study in industry political evolution.

Donovan Vanderbilt · February 24, 2026 · 8 min read

Regulation by Enforcement Failed: The Gensler Era's Costly Lesson

Donovan Vanderbilt · February 24, 2026 · 8 min

Stand With Crypto: How Coinbase Built a Voter Army for the Crypto Industry

Stand With Crypto — founded by Coinbase — mobilised over 1 million registered crypto supporters as voters, achieving a 91% win rate in 58 targeted races in 2024 and fundamentally changing the political calculus around crypto regulation.

Donovan Vanderbilt · February 24, 2026 · 6 min read

The $100 Billion Lobbying War: How Crypto Rewrote the Rules of Washington

Donovan Vanderbilt · February 24, 2026 · 8 min

The Tokenization Lobby: Who Funds What and Why It Matters

A mapping of the full lobbying ecosystem around crypto and tokenization policy — from Fairshake PAC's $202.9 million war chest to TradFi counter-lobbying, think tank funding, and the revolving door.

Donovan Vanderbilt · February 24, 2026
L2

US Regulatory Clarity: How GENIUS Act and CLARITY Act Are Repricing American Digital Assets

The US shift from enforcement-first to legislative clarity — GENIUS Act signed, CLARITY Act passed House — has begun to reprice the regulatory risk premium on US-connected digital assets and tokenization businesses.

Donovan Vanderbilt · February 24, 2026 · 7 min read
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