
The Coinbase-backed advocacy group is gathering candidate positions on key crypto policy issues to update its crypto-friendliness ratings for the 2026 elections.
Stand With Crypto, supported by Coinbase, has sent questionnaires to federal and state candidates to assess their stances on digital asset custody rights, innovation, de-banking, cryptocurrency mining, and consumer protection. Candidate responses will be graded from A to F and used to enhance a tool for measuring crypto-friendliness ahead of the 2026 U.S. elections. In 2024, the group spent $130 million supporting 250 pro-crypto candidates.