Washington
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.
Brookings Institution: Washington's Most Influential Voice on Crypto Policy
The Brookings Institution has established itself as Washington's most credible nonpartisan think tank on digital asset policy — producing research on stablecoins, CBDCs, and financial regulation that shapes Congressional and regulatory staff thinking.
Chamber of Digital Commerce: The Institutional Bridge Between TradFi and Crypto
The Chamber of Digital Commerce, founded by Perianne Boring, positions itself as the more institutionally-oriented crypto industry body — bridging between traditional financial institutions and digital asset firms.
Crypto Industry Coalitions: Who Is Allied With Whom in the Washington Policy Wars
The crypto industry is not monolithic. Exchanges, DeFi protocols, stablecoin issuers, mining companies, venture funds, and TradFi digital asset divisions have different regulatory interests — producing complex alliance structures in Washington.
Crypto Lobbying in the United States: The $100M Industry That Changed American Politics
How the crypto industry transformed itself from a regulatory afterthought into one of Washington's most powerful lobbying forces — through PAC donations, revolving door hires, coalition building, and the strategic deployment of $200M+ in political capital.