Trump Raised $274M in Political Funds Before Midterm Elections, Musk Generously Donates to Crypto Industry
BlockBeats News, August 4th, according to Bloomberg, Elon Musk and Jeff Yass, along with cryptocurrency industry donors, helped Trump raise $236 million for his political operations in the first half of 2025, an unprecedented amount for a sitting president. According to the latest filing with the Federal Election Commission (FEC), Trump's fundraising total includes donations to three leading political action committees (PACs), a joint fundraising committee, and an ally super PAC, bringing his cash on hand to $274 million.
Cryptocurrency industry donors were generous, with the trading platform Crypto.com's parent company Foris DAX Inc. donating $10 million, Blockchain.com Inc. donating $5 million. Venture capitalists Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz each donated $3 million, billionaire twins Tyler Winklevoss and Cameron Winklevoss collectively donated just over $2 million. MAGA Inc. also received a $5 million donation from Trump's close ally Elon Musk. Musk's donation was made on June 27th, the same day he also donated $5 million to two super PACs supporting Republican House and Senate candidates.
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