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Consensys, Solana, and Uniswap CEO donated in Trump’s $ 239M inauguration


New filings from the Federal Election Commission (FEC) have announced that many cryptocurrency companies and their executives have made significant contributions to Donald Trump’s inauguration funding after the results of the 2024 election.

According to FEC Filings made public Provided More than $ 245,000, Solana Labs donated $ 1 million, and the software firm Consensys sent $ 100,000 in January 2025 to support the inauguration of the then-Elect. Many major crypto companies have preceded announced their support Trump through donations to the inaugural fund, including Coinbase, Ripple Labs, Kraken, Ondo Finance, and Robinhood.

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January 9 contributions from Uniswap CEO Hayden Adams to the Trump-Vance Inauguration Fund. Source: FEC

In total, the fund reported more than $ 239 million in net donations between November 15 and April 20 from companies and individuals. This includes $ 1 million from McDonald’s, $ 1 million from Apple CEO Tim Cook, $ 1 million from Openai CEO Sam Altman, and various contributions from Delta Air Lines, ExxonMobil, Fedex, Nvidia, Paypal, Target, and Coca-Cola.

Since Trump was occupied on January 20 and appointed Mark Uyeda as the acting chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the agency has dropped several investigations and implementation actions against crypto companies, including those who donated to the 2024 president’s 2024 campaign or inauguration fund. In February, Uniswap The SEC has been reported that has fallen into its investigation into the firm, and the founder of Consensys Joseph Lubin Said the agency It is up to finish a separate lawsuit.