Digital Freedom Fund PAC

[Tyler Winklevoss @tyler]

Thank you @zooko for supporting the mission of the @FreedomFundPAC and donating in Zcash! Looking forward to working with you to make America the crypto capital of the world! 🤝🇺🇸🚀

[zooko🛡🦓🦓🦓 ⓩ @zooko]

Zcash is global but I am an American. This is a set of principled and actionable steps that I can get behind. It’s about restoring American values like freedom, fairness, and competition to the American crypto industry. And, I trust @Tyler and @Cameron’s intentions. So I’ve donated (in Zcash) to the Digital Freedom Fund PAC.

[Tyler Winklevoss @tyler]

Thanks for joining the mission @billbar! 🫡 I look forward to working with you and the @AbraGlobal team on the @FreedomFundPAC to help realize President Trump’s vision of making America the crypto capital of the world! 🇺🇸🚀

[Bill Barhydt @billbar]

I’m thrilled to announce that @AbraGlobal is now a proud supporter of the Digital Freedom Fund (@FreedomFundPAC), a pivotal step to position America as the global leader in Bitcoin and crypto innovation. The Digital Freedom Fund shares our vision that the future of finance is decentralized, permissionless and open.

Thanks to @cameron @tyler for their efforts in pushing this initiative.

Why is Abra doing this? 🧵

#DigitalFreedomFund #CryptoFuture

[Tyler Winklevoss @tyler]

Few have done more for our industry than @DavidFBailey. From orange-pilling @POTUS, bringing him to @TheBitcoinConf, and much more. Excited to work with David on the @FreedomFundPAC to help realize President Trump’s vision of making America the crypto capital of the world! 🇺🇸🚀

[David Bailey🇵🇷 $2.0mm/btc is the floor @DavidFBailey]

I'm proud to personally support @FreedomFundPAC and its mission to advance President Trump's vision for Bitcoin and crypto in America. I'm a massive believer in @cameron and @tyler after their leadership in the last election and look forward to working alongside them for a better future.

[Tyler Winklevoss @tyler]

Thank you for joining the cause @DavidLRipley! Excited to work with you, @arjunsethi, and the @krakenfx team on the @FreedomFundPAC to make America the crypto capital of the world! 🙌🇺🇸🚀

[Dave Ripley @DavidLRipley]

Crypto is becoming a foundational layer of the global financial system.

Clear, durable rules are needed to keep the U.S. competitive and support innovation.

Kraken is contributing $1M to the @FreedomFundPAC and increasing our 2025 contribution to @a1stdigital to $1M to support policymakers working toward real regulatory clarity and innovation.

[Tyler Winklevoss @tyler]

Welcome aboard! 🤝 Look forward to working with you and the @krakenfx team on the @FreedomFundPAC to make America the crypto capital of the world! 🇺🇸🚀

[Arjun Sethi @arjunsethi]

The fight for crypto in the United States is far from over.

That is why Kraken is donating $1 million to @FreedomFundPAC and increasing our 2025 commitment to @a1stdigital to $1 million.

Congress has made real progress. Market structure bills are advancing. The tone in Washington is shifting from fear to understanding. But the foundations of open financial systems are still under threat.

At stake is more than market infrastructure. This is a fight for the core rights of individuals in a digital age.

When Satoshi published the Bitcoin whitepaper in 2008, it was not just a technical breakthrough. It was a philosophical one. A response to opaque financial systems, unchecked intermediaries, and the erosion of individual agency. Crypto was born as a peaceful revolution to give people the ability to hold value, transact freely, and operate outside systems of arbitrary control.

That vision is deeply American. The right to privacy. The right to self-determination. The right to build without permission. These are not fringe ideals. They are extensions of the Bill of Rights, rendered in code.

But those ideals are under pressure. Regulatory uncertainty. Enforcement by headline. Attempts to criminalize infrastructure. Bans on privacy tools. These are not just policy issues. They are constitutional questions about how financial freedom fits into a free society.

We are not backing a party. We are backing principles:
1. The right to self-custody your assets
2. The ability to build and use decentralized systems without permission
3. The freedom to opt out of surveillance-based finance
4. The future of open, composable infrastructure that anyone, anywhere can access

These contributions are strategic investments in the legal and regulatory frameworks that will define crypto’s future in the United States, not just for Kraken, but also for every developer, founder, and user building in this space.

We will keep defending the right to own, move, and build with crypto in the United States.

The policy decisions made today will determine whether the United States leads this transformation or watches it happen from the sidelines like it has for so many years....

[Zak Folkman @zakfolkman]

We are proud to support @FreedomFundPAC along with visionaries @tyler @cameron to help shape this industry and our country as a whole 🦅 ☝️

[Tyler Winklevoss @tyler]

🤝 look forward to working with @worldlibertyfi on the @FreedomFundPAC to help realize President Trump’s vision of making America the crypto capital of the world. 🇺🇸🚀

[Zach Witkoff @ZachWitkoff]

Proud to stand behind @FreedomFundPAC with our dear friends @tyler @cameron and other industry leaders 🇺🇸

[WLFI @worldlibertyfi]

World Liberty Financial is proud to stand behind the @FreedomFundPAC with @cameron @tyler and other crypto industry leaders, to advance President Trump’s crypto vision. Together we’re building the foundation to make America the crypto capital of the world. 🇺🇸

[Naval @naval]

@tyler @cameron @FreedomFundPAC @POTUS Thank you, gentlemen 👌. Joining you on this - I donated to @FreedomFundPAC

[Jeff Tiller @tillerx_]

Here's the @grok tl;dr on @cameron and @tyler's $21m BTC donation yesterday to @FreedomFundPAC:

1. Donated $21M in BTC to Digital Freedom Fund PAC.
2. Supports Trump's vision for America as crypto capital.
3. Aims to sustain progress under Trump administration.
4. Focus on winning 2026 midterms for Republican control.
5. Push for thoughtful, lean Market Structure legislation.
6. Advocate Bitcoin & Crypto Bill of Rights for ownership rights.
7. Protect software developers from liability.
8. Ban CBDCs to prevent overreach.
9. Ensure fair access to banking for all.
10. Promote open banking for data control.
11. Require regulators to adapt rules for crypto.
12. Reject regulatory capture; seek level playing field.

[CoinDesk @CoinDesk]

🇺🇸 NEW: Tyler & Cameron Winklevoss donate 188 BTC ($21M) to the Digital Freedom Fund PAC, backing Trump’s push to make the U.S. the “crypto capital of the world.”

The PAC will fund pro-crypto candidates, push a Bitcoin Bill of Rights, and fight against CBDCs.

[Tyler Winklevoss @tyler]

Today, @cameron and I donated $21 million in bitcoin (188.4547 BTC) to the Digital Freedom Fund PAC. The mission of the @FreedomFundPAC is to help realize President Trump’s vision of making America the crypto capital of the world. Since inauguration, @POTUS and his Administration have been delivering on the promises they made on the campaign trail and then some. We want this unprecedented progress and momentum to continue. Our goal is to support President Trump and his Administration’s efforts to continue to usher in America’s Golden Age. To do so, the Digital Freedom Fund will focus on the following:

Winning the Midterms. We will identify and support champions of President Trump’s crypto agenda in primary races and the midterm elections. President Trump’s victory on November 5, 2024, was a historic landslide. Not only did he win the popular vote and the Electoral College, he helped Republicans win back control of the Senate and the House. This cleared the way for President Trump to execute on his agenda with unparalleled speed since his inauguration almost 7 months ago. But if the Republicans lose either the House or Senate in the midterms on November 3, 2026 (only 1 year and 2 months away), then Democrats will have power to slow down and interfere with President Trump’s agenda. We know from their past behavior that they will resort to whatever bad faith tactics and tricks they can think of (e.g., bogus impeachments, lawfare, etc.) to try to derail the President. We don’t want that. We want the American Golden Age and we are ready to fight for it. And we don’t just want another year of it, we want three more years of it.

Thoughtful Legislation. We will fight for thoughtful Market Structure legislation that enshrines the freedoms that will allow the crypto industry to thrive and avoids the pitfalls of overregulation, bloated licensing regimes, and increased red tape that only serves to choke off innovation, grow the Regulatory Industrial Complex, and empower the swamp. We will fight against legislation that attempts to recreate Dodd-Frank for crypto, impose double standards, and force double registration, duplicative costs, and solutions in search of problems upon our industry. Which means we will fight for a Skinny Market Structure Bill that is lean and mean. One that cements timeless, permanent ideas into law, limits government overreach, and clears the path for builders to build. Builders don’t need more paperwork that requires them to hire lawyers, consultants, and lobbyists. They need fundamental protections, fair treatment, and for the government to stop meddling. This entails:

-Bitcoin & Crypto Bill of Rights. We will fight for legislation that includes a Bitcoin & Crypto Bill of Rights that codifies your right to own, self-custody, and transact peer-to-peer (p2p) with bitcoin and crypto.

-Protections for Software Developers. We will fight for legislation that protects software developers and publishers. We must protect those who write and publish code. Liability should not run directly to those who build technology, but rather to bad actors who misuse technology. In just 26 words, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996 “created the Internet” by providing similar protections and immunities for online web platforms, which allowed the Internet to flourish. Similar protections will enable crypto to flourish too.

-Anti-CBDC. We will fight for legislation that bans Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) and other totalitarian technologies that tread on your freedoms and can be easily wielded by power hungry politicians and unelected bureaucrats to encroach upon and take away your liberty.

-Fair Access to Banking. We will fight for legislation that ensures Fair Access to Banking for all and codifies your right to be banked, regardless of your political beliefs, religious beliefs, or the lawful business activities that you are engaged in. This legislation should make it a criminal offense for anyone to try to mastermind Operation Chokepoint 3.0.

-Open Banking. We will fight for legislation that protects and promotes Open Banking, which allows you to access your financial and banking data for free via third-party apps that you authorize. You should be able to easily link your bank accounts to whatever financial app you so choose, so you can move your capital to wherever you see fit. Ownership and control of your financial and banking data is a human right and foundational to the proper functioning of the system of capitalism that our country was founded on.

-Mandatory Rulemaking and Exemptions. We will fight for legislation that requires the appropriate financial regulators to engage in mandatory rulemaking and use their existing statutory exemptive authority to open their doors and expand their existing licensing regimes to accommodate crypto in a technology neutral way, forever.

Propel Project Crypto. The release of the President’s Working Group report (PWG Report) — Strengthening American Leadership in Digital Financial Technology — on July 30, 2025, was a watershed moment in the history of our industry and our country. Building on these recommendations, SEC Chairman @SECPaulSAtkins delivered a speech a day later titled, “Project Crypto,” that shook the earth. For those of us who have been building in crypto for a while, it was almost hard to believe. It was everything we had ever hoped for and more. For the first time, a regulator was meeting the moment with the kind of leadership and a plan that would allow America to become the crypto superpower of the world. The following day, CFTC Acting Chairman @CarolineDPham announced the “Crypto Sprint” to begin implementing the recommendations of the PWG Report at the CFTC and “work closely with SEC Chairman Paul Atkins and Commissioner Hester Peirce to achieve Project Crypto.” Together, these recommendations and efforts support the vision for the future that the crypto industry wants and needs. We will fight for this vision and help bring it to life.

Reject Regulatory Capture. We will fight for a level playing field for all. We believe in the power and morality of free markets for everyone and reject any strategy, individual, or group that attempts to engage in behavior that creates unfair regulatory moats, increases barriers to entry for market participants, or puts a thumb on the scale for one company over another. The cost to enter the crypto market and do business in a licensed, compliant, and regulated manner should be within reach of any startup, including those founded in a dorm room or garage, not just deep-pocketed incumbents.

For example, the average cost to register a company in the United States is $150 dollars and takes a few minutes online. This is attainable for a kid in high school or college. In contrast, the average cost to register a company in Haiti is more than $23,000 US dollars and takes 25 weeks or half a year. This is not attainable for a kid in high school or college, let alone the vast majority of people. For obvious reasons, we want the experience for crypto startups in the United States to be more like registering a company in the United States than like registering a company in Haiti. Regulatory capture (e.g., a Fat Market Structure Bill or the end of Open Banking) creates, intentionally or unintentionally, Haiti-like conditions. In theory anyone can enter the market, but in practice the cost of doing business is just too high for the kid with an idea and a dream. We want everyone to be able to compete. If you can’t win in a free and open market, then you don’t deserve to win at all.

The above focuses are not exhaustive. The Digital Freedom Fund will work with similarly aligned pro-crypto groups and look to identify and support other issues, like the de minimis tax exemption for bitcoin and other crypto transactions, that will unleash the potential of these technologies, our industry, and America. And our private position will always be the same as our public position on these matters. If you have suggestions of other policy areas that we should focus on, please let us know. And if your world view aligns with ours and you want to fight to make America the crypto capital of the world, please join us. Thank you for your attention to this matter!