Stand With Crypto Endorses 32 House Candidates in Bitcoin (BTC) Policy Push

Midterm Endorsement Slate Targets Crypto Policy

Stand With Crypto, the advocacy organization launched by Coinbase in 2023, endorsed 32 U.S. House of Representatives candidates on Monday, a bipartisan slate selected for its digital-asset policy record and aimed at shaping the regulatory environment for Bitcoin (BTC) and the broader altcoin market. In its official announcement, the group said it was backing “proven digital asset policy champions” and targeting competitive races “where Stand With Crypto advocate numbers are most likely to influence outcomes.” Executive Director Mason Lynaugh framed the midterms as a “key inflection point for crypto policy in Washington, D.C.”, arguing that “Crypto Voters” have become a durable, motivated voting bloc with the potential to swing key congressional races. He added that candidates from both parties are trying to reach voters outside more traditional constituencies, and they “overlook crypto voters at their own peril.” The group, which has drawn more than 3 million online U.S. members, also pointed to the industry’s political footprint: organizations and political action committees backed by crypto companies spent more than $170 million during the 2024 election cycle, and Stand With Crypto says more than 270 pro-crypto candidates were sent to Congress in 2025. Some experts expect crypto policy to be a swing issue in many close races. Monday’s announcement follows an initial tranche of six endorsements in March — three Republicans and three Democrats — all of whom advanced from their primaries. The push comes with major legislation pending, including the GENIUS Act’s stablecoin framework and the House-passed CLARITY Act, giving the November outcome direct consequences for how digital assets are supervised and how algorithmic stablecoins are treated.

Stand With Crypto’s latest list reaches across the congressional committees that will likely handle crypto in the next session. The bipartisan roster includes House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson and Bryan Steil, the Republican who leads the digital assets subcommittee on the House Financial Services Committee. On the Democratic side, the group endorsed Jim Costa, a senior Agriculture Committee member who could contend for the chairmanship if control of the House flips, along with lawmakers who have directly sponsored bills defining the treatment of altcoin issuers: Steven Horsford, author of the Digital Asset Protection, Accountability, Regulation, Innovation, Taxation, and Yields (PARITY) Act; Bill Huizenga, a cosponsor of the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act and the CLARITY Act; Warren Davidson, who introduced the Bitcoin for America Act; and Ritchie Torres, a frequent crypto advocate. Many other names sit on the tax-oriented Ways and Means Committee and the financial services and agriculture panels expected to see crypto action. The group openly grades political candidates on their crypto support, and its endorsement serves as a signal to its online membership. The endorsements do not carry direct campaign contributions, but the group said it will add Senate picks and non-incumbent challengers closer to the general election. Candidates who earn Stand With Crypto’s top marks often receive financial support from industry super PACs such as Fairshake, which says it has $122 million on hand for the fall and whose primary-season spending backed 49 winning candidates in races across the country.

The timing of the endorsements underscores how much unfinished business awaits the next Congress. The House passed the CLARITY Act in July 2025, but the Senate has yet to vote; a cloture motion is set for Sept. 15. With only 14 session days before the election and 22 after the midterms before 2027, the bill’s path depends on the electoral outcome. The text remains a proposal, not a final rule, with Senate debates still focused on ethics, tokenization and stablecoin rewards. For market participants, the regulatory perimeter for Bitcoin and altcoin issuers may not be settled until the new Congress is seated, making this endorsement cycle a preview of the industry’s broader Washington strategy.