Crypto Firms and Founders Rank Among Top 2026 Midterm Donors

Four crypto-linked contributors appeared among the 50 biggest donors to the 2026 U.S. midterm cycle, putting an exchange, Gemini founders and two other industry-linked firms on the list.

Coinbase contributed about $57.7 million, placing it 11th. Gemini co-founders Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss gave about $55.3 million combined, ranking 12th.

Ripple contributed about $49.6 million, while Foris Dax contributed about $38.6 million. The figures place crypto-linked donors among the major contributors to the midterm cycle.

The 50 largest donors gave about $2.39 billion in total. About $1.54 billion was associated with Republican-aligned donors, $590 million with Democratic-aligned donors and $259 million with special-interest groups.

The leading individual donor contributed about $369 million. Most of that money went to super PACs and related organizations supporting Republican candidates.