Trump's Inner Circle
JD Vance Vice President Vance says he holds between $250,000 and $500,000 in bitcoin. He has also previously voted to overturn measures that prevent certain banks from holding crypto assets.
Elon Musk Coleader, Department of Government Efficiency A longtime Dogecoin advocate, Musk reportedly advised Donald Trump on crypto policy during the election campaign.
Vivek Ramaswamy Coleader, Department of Government Efficiency In the Republican primaries, he promised to liberate the crypto industry from the “shadow government” that had tried to “quash its rise.”
Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. World Liberty Financial In 2024, brothers Eric and Donald Jr. helped to launch a crypto venture, World Liberty Financial, with the aim to “make finance great again.”
David Sacks AI and Crypto Czar A serial entrepreneur whose venture capital firm has invested in multiple crypto startups. In this newly created role, he will develop clear rules for crypto businesses to follow in the US.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Secretary of Health and Human Services Ran for president on a pro-crypto platform, advocating for a national bitcoin strategic reserve. Claims he has converted most of his wealth into bitcoin.
Howard Lutnick Secretary of Commerce Before joining the Trump administration, Lutnick led Cantor Fitzgerald, a financial services firm that manages assets for Tether, operator of the world’s largest stablecoin.
Paul Atkins Chair, Securities and Exchange Commission Formerly the cochair of a crypto advocacy group, Atkins will lead a regulatory agency previously considered hostile by crypto firms.
Industry backers
Ripple Ripple provides the technical infrastructure for cross-border crypto payments, among other services.
Consensys A crypto software company set up by one of the cofounders of Ethereum, the world’s second largest crypto network.
Coinbase The largest US-based crypto exchange, Coinbase lets customers swap regular currencies for crypto tokens and vice versa.
Kraken (Payward) Formed in 2011, Kraken is one of the longest-running US-based crypto exchanges.
Gemini Crypto exchange founded by the Winklevoss twins, best known for suing Mark Zuckerberg over who invented Facebook.
Circle Issues the USDC stablecoin, a cryptocurrency pegged to the value of the dollar.
Lightspark Group A software company specializing in business-to-business payments using bitcoin.
company valuation $71.27 b
donations $74.5 m
company valuation $11.3 b
donations $48 m
company valuation $7.1 b
donations $5 m
company valuation $5 b
donations $1 m
company valuation $10.8 b
donations $1 m
company valuation $7 b
donations $800 k
company valuation
$875 m
donations
$200 k
Electric Capital An early-stage VC firm that invests in both crypto and fintech startups.
crypto fund aum $7.6 b
donations $47 m
crypto fund aum
$3.35 b
donations
$500 k
Andreessen Horowitz The Silicon Valley VC firm has bet big on crypto startups.
Paradigm One of the largest crypto-specific VC firms, specializing in early-stage startups.
Blockchain Capital A long-running specialist crypto VC firm now building out its sixth multi-stage fund.
Multicoin Capital A crypto fund that invests in a combination of crypto companies and tokens on behalf of clients.
crypto fund aum
$1.1 b
donations
$500 k
crypto fund aum
$2 b
donations
$100 k
crypto fund aum
$3.8 b
donations
$250 k
Bubble size reflects crypto assets under management (AUM) and valuation, respectively
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