Blockchain Association to Host Incoming House Members in January Crypto Push

The Blockchain Association will bring incoming House members to Washington in January for in-person talks. The plan targets lawmakers who have not yet taken public positions on crypto. It is the group's opening move for the 120th Congress.

Lindsay Fraser, the association's chief policy officer, framed the freshmen as an opening rather than a gap. Fraser said lawmakers without established positions offer a real opportunity for outreach. Nearly one-quarter of incoming members are entering Congress for the first time, she noted, and many have limited familiarity with blockchain.

What does the association actually want?

The goals are specific. First, raise the number of lawmakers rated A or B by the end of the 120th Congress. Stand With Crypto, the industry's rating outfit, scores an A as strong support for crypto and a B as leaning support. Second, Fraser said the industry wants two candidates with views on the sector entering the 2028 election — a longer play aimed at shaping the next presidential-cycle field.

The political backdrop complicates the math. Democrats have won majorities in both chambers. Fourteen House races remain unresolved. That leaves a large bloc of new members whose positions are genuinely unknown, which is precisely the terrain the association wants to work.

Where the money has already moved

Some of the spending record is public. Fairshake's Republican-side arm, Defend American Jobs, spent $508,142 supporting Alaska incumbent Nick Begich and $150,600 supporting North Carolina 7th District incumbent David Rouzer during their primaries. Those were primary-period expenditures, not a late-campaign advertising blitz. Begich and Rouzer were leading in their respective races.

One contest is still on the calendar. In Louisiana's 6th District, state Sen. Blake Miguez, a Republican, faces Democrat Chauna Banks in a Dec. 12 runoff. The Fellowship PAC has put $250,000 behind Miguez. That runoff is the next scheduled contest among the three outstanding races.

Stand With Crypto rates candidates in the remaining unresolved districts as either strongly supportive of crypto or as holding no public position. None is rated clearly opposed — a data point the industry will likely cite as evidence the floor for engagement is higher than the ceiling is low.

What does this change for crypto policy?

For the sector, the January sessions are an early test of whether education can convert neutrality into support before partisan lines harden. A freshman class that arrives with no record on digital assets can be briefed before committees assign members and positions calcify. The operational consequence for the association is a compressed timeline: orientation, staffing and early votes in a new Congress tend to happen fast.

The metric to watch is the Stand With Crypto ledger. If the share of A- and B-rated lawmakers climbs through the 120th Congress, the January outreach will claim part of the credit. The Louisiana runoff on Dec. 12 offers the first reading, and the 2028 candidate question will not resolve for years.