Overview

• David Plouffe, former senior adviser to Vice President Harris and architect of Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign, joined Coinbase’s global advisory council on June 12.
• The advisory council now includes figures from both major parties, such as Chris LaCivita, Kyrsten Sinema and other ex-senators, reflecting bipartisan interest in digital assets.
• Congress advanced a key stablecoin regulation bill with bipartisan support this week, pushing the measure toward Senate passage.
• A comprehensive cryptocurrency market-structure bill has begun moving through House committees, extending regulatory oversight beyond stablecoins.
• The crypto industry spent over $130 million in 2024 congressional races and the Trump administration, along with his family’s crypto ventures, is driving a pledge to make the U.S. the global crypto capital.