Crypto lobbyists up 180% since 2018, with Andrew Yang joining the charge
A new lobbying group will seek to educate legislators and create pilot programs to convince them of the utility of Web3. Lobbying by the cryptocurrency industry and crypto proponents is booming in the U.S. Congress. According to a report released Tuesday by Public Citizen, the number of lobbyists for cryptocurrency-related issues rose from 115 in 2018 to 320 in 2021, with the number of representatives of the cryptocurrency industry itself jumping from 47 to 157 in that time.In February, that chorus was joined by the somewhat unorthodox Lobby3, “a project to fund effective policy advocacy....
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