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|

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Regulatory Capture

The phenomenon whereby regulatory agencies come to serve the interests of the industries they regulate rather than the public interest, through mechanisms including the revolving door, lobbying, and information asymmetry.

Donovan Vanderbilt · February 24, 2026

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

When Politicians Discover Tokenization: A Survival Guide

Donovan Vanderbilt · February 24, 2026 · 7 min

Why America Was Losing the Tokenization Race (And Why That Changed in 2025)

Donovan Vanderbilt · February 24, 2026 · 8 min
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