Kraken Commits $2M to Pro-Crypto PACs to Defend Digital Rights in the US
Crypto exchange Kraken pledged $2 million to two politically aligned groups as part of what it calls an ongoing battle to defend core crypto freedoms in the US.
In a Tuesday post on X, Kraken Co-CEO Arjun Sethi announced that the exchange will donate $1 million to the Freedom Fund PAC and increase its 2025 commitment to America First Digital to $1 million.
“The fight for crypto in the United States is far from over,” Sethi wrote. He warned that crypto’s foundational rights, like self-custody and decentralized access, remain under threat from “regulatory uncertainty,” bans on privacy tools and efforts to criminalize infrastructure.
“At stake is more than market infrastructure. This is a fight for the core rights of individuals…
