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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|

Regulatory Capture

A16z and the Crypto Policy Hub: Venture Capital's Capture of Digital Asset Regulation

Andreessen Horowitz's crypto fund and Washington DC policy hub have placed executives at the White House, CFTC, and OPM under the Trump administration — raising unprecedented questions about venture capital's influence on the regulation of its own portfolio companies.

Donovan Vanderbilt · February 24, 2026 · 9 min read

Regulatory Capture in Crypto: The Systematic Analysis

Regulatory capture — where regulated industries gain control of their regulators — is the central political economy problem in crypto regulation. The evidence from the US, EU, and UK reveals multiple forms of capture, each with different consequences.

Donovan Vanderbilt · February 24, 2026 · 9 min read

The Political Economy of Tokenization: Lobbying, Power, and Who Writes the Rules

Why tokenization regulation looks the way it does — the interests, coalitions, institutional dynamics, and political forces that shape digital asset law.

Donovan Vanderbilt · February 24, 2026 · 20 min read

The Revolving Door in Crypto Regulation: A Systematic Map

The movement of individuals between crypto industry and government regulatory positions — in both directions — is the most structurally significant feature of US crypto regulatory politics in 2024-2026.

Donovan Vanderbilt · February 24, 2026 · 8 min read
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