Stand With Crypto

On August 14, 2023, CoinbaseCoinbaseCoinbase is a U.S. operator of crypto asset trading platforms, founded in 2012 by Brian Armstrong and Fred Ehrsam, whose listed parent is Coinbase Global, Inc.; it went public through a direct listing on Nasdaq (ticker COIN) in April 2021 and joined the S&P 500 in May 2025. It provides crypto trading, custody, staking, and stablecoin-related services, launched USDC with Circle, develops the Ethereum layer-2 network Base, and acquired the crypto options exchange Deribit in 2025; its venture investing operates as Coinbase Ventures.Open the full entry launched the Stand with Crypto Alliance as an independent nonprofit to advance crypto legislation in the U.S. Congress, with the main goal of building support for a U.S. regulatory framework for digital assets. Coinbase called it “America's first independent advocacy group for the crypto community.”⁠[1]

Coinbase chief policy officer Faryar Shirzad introduced the organization in a blog post the same day, calling it “the nation’s first ever independent and onchain advocacy organization, powered by and for crypto supporters,” and said joining through standwithcrypto.org takes less than 60 seconds.⁠[2]

The alliance grew out of Crypto435, an earlier Coinbase campaign to organize the crypto community around legislative issues, which Shirzad said had drawn a strong response across all 435 congressional districts. An earlier Coinbase-supported “Stand with Crypto” shield had been minted more than 160,000 times, raising $215,000 for advocacy groups, and an onchain petition had gathered more than 188,000 signatures.⁠[1][2]

At the time of the launch, two bills — one on digital asset market structure and one on a framework for payment stablecoins — had passed House committees in July 2023 and awaited full House votes.⁠[3]

As of June 5, 2024, Stand With Crypto said it had reached one million members. The group grades U.S. politicians on their crypto positions, hosts public events on digital assets and had set up its own political action committee (PAC) to work directly in individual races. Since its founding in August 2023 it had collected millions of dollars in donations; Coinbase chief executive Brian ArmstrongBrian ArmstrongBrian Armstrong is an American entrepreneur and the co-founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of the crypto asset trading platform Coinbase. He founded Coinbase in 2012, led the company to a direct listing on Nasdaq in 2021, and holds a majority of its voting power through a dual-class share structure; he also founded the scientific collaboration platform ResearchHub and co-founded the longevity research company NewLimit.Open the full entry was one of its leading donors.⁠[4]

Chief strategist Nick Carr said: “Crypto is a frontline issue, and we have the numbers to back it up.”⁠[4]

Stand With Crypto’s 2025 Year in Review states that the organization added 675,000 U.S. advocates in 2025, bringing the total to more than 2.6 million; it ended the year with state chapters in all 50 states and hosted or took part in more than 600 local events through them, including “Unlock the Block” parties in Baltimore, Detroit, Minneapolis and Portland.⁠[5]

The same review states that advocates sent more than 925,000 emails to members of Congress in 2025, including calls to pass the GENIUS Act and the CLARITY Act; the group organized Washington fly-ins with more than 100 meetings between federal lawmakers and chapter leaders, and launched a college chapter program with an initial cohort of 37 colleges and universities. The organization credits its mobilization with helping enact the GENIUS Act.⁠[5]

On March 2, 2026, Stand With Crypto named Mason Lynaugh executive director. Lynaugh had been the organization’s first hire and had served as community director for more than two years. Board chairman Juan Suarez said: “The future of Stand With Crypto, and of crypto in America, is bright under Mason’s direction.”⁠[6]

The announcement states that the organization had more than 2.7 million advocates; its “No More Bailouts” campaign delivered more than 250,000 letters to the Senate in a single week in support of existing stablecoin protections; and since its founding it had driven nearly 1.5 million total actions directed at members of Congress.⁠[6]

Stand With Crypto: Official website: https://www.standwithcrypto.org/ (opens in a new window).⁠[7]

X: Public account: https://x.com/standwithcrypto (opens in a new window).⁠[7]

LinkedInLinkedInLinkedIn is a social networking platform for professionals. It was founded in 2002 by Reid Hoffman and others, launched in 2003, and listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 2011; after Microsoft acquired it for approximately $26.2 billion in 2016, it became a wholly owned Microsoft subsidiary. Its revenue comes from membership subscriptions, advertising, and recruitment solutions.Open the full entry: Public profile: https://www.linkedin.com/company/standwithcrypto/ (opens in a new window).⁠[7]