New U.S. Crypto Group AIP Joins Crowded Field, Targets Policymaker Education
With more than a dozen U.S. crypto policy groups crowding the offices of Washington’s lawmakers and regulators, the launch of another new organization on Tuesday — the American Innovation Project — may leave it with a brisk fight to draw attention. But AIP is pursuing the niche of educational events for those making crypto policies.
Because the group is being set up as a nonprofit 501(c)(3) and not a lobbying organization, the nonpartisan effort may make it easier for U.S. lawmakers to interact with and travel to its events, and donors (who can give crypto assets) could get some tax benefits.
The new group arrives in an advocacy field full of such names as the Digital Chamber, Blockchain Association, Crypto Council for Innovation,…