Binance US Jumps Into US Politics Via New Campaign PAC

November 24, 2022

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The departure of campaign mega-donor SBF and FTX from the U.S. political spectrum has left a hole in the crypto industry’s political activity. It’s possible that the rival exchange Binance’s U.S. branch will help fill some of that void.

The US arm of Binance has decided that now is the time to enter the political arena with its very own political action committee (PAC), which goes by the name ‘Binance.US Innovation PAC’. The committee was established on Monday with a filing that was made to the Federal Elections Commission. However, the corporation has not yet provided any details regarding its plans. The request for a statement on the new political initiative was not entertained by the firm.

Krishna Juvvadi, the head of legal at Binance’s U.S. operation and a former top regulatory lawyer for Uber, will serve as the official treasurer for the company’s venture into politics in the United States. In addition, the name of Sidney Majalya, who serves as Chief Risk Officer for Binance, was included on one of the filings as the designated agent.

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Binance US Set To Rival Coinbase

According to federal campaign records, Coinbase, one of Binance’s remaining competitors, launched a PAC earlier this year, similarly called Coinbase Innovation PAC, but has only given $38,000 so far.

It was former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried and current FTX Digital Markets co-head Ryan Salame who stole the show for their crypto donations, pouring tens of millions of dollars into congressional campaigns throughout the country. Back in August, Salame was reported helping Michelle Bond financially as she ran for office in the United States Congress.

When US PAC debuts after this month’s congressional elections, it will have two years to prepare for the next federal contests, including the 2020 presidential election. Binance CEO, Brian Shroder who was appointed in October last year, has donated modest amounts to Democratic politicians in the past, such as former Georgia Senator Raphael Warnock, and to the Lincoln Project, an anti-Trump Republican group.