Arizona Sen. Gallego, recently appointed to the Senate Banking Committee's new subcommittee on digital assets, is holding a luxury donor retreat featuring prominent figures in the crypto industry, including venture capitalist Andreessen Horowitz co-founder Marc Andreessen and political blogger Matt Yglesias. The event has sparked concerns about potential conflicts of interest given Gallego's role in overseeing the industry and Andreessen's past ties to former President Trump.
was recently named the top Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee’s new subcommittee on “digital assets,” which will oversee cryptocurrencies.
While Gallego effectively forced her out of the race and into retirement, he ended up campaigning as a moderate — andthe global advisory council for Coinbase, a crypto exchange that invested heavily in the industry Super PACs that supported Gallego’s bid, after leaving the Senate.
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