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A new report crunches the numbers on federal law enforcement actions on crypto firms under President Trump. Dozens of companies received leniency, but Web3, fintech, and AI were the biggest beneficiaries. This shift came as part of a coherent strategy fueled by over $1 billion in campaign contributions. These corporations eased attacks on themselves and rewrote federal policy to prevent future action. How President Trump Eliminated Crypto Enforcement Since President Trump won the election, he’s been a huge player in the crypto industry, and this is especially true for federal law enforcement. Regulators have dropped dozens of high-profile cases, and their ability to prosecute future ones has also been diminished. There’s an ambient belief that corruption is happening, and this is causing political blowback, yet most casual observers can’t see the full picture. Critics and supporters alike point to the most shocking and unprecedented incidents that capture the imagination. Crypto has ballooned Trump’s net worth, so observers assume that something illegal is going on. This approach, however, can miss the forest for the trees. It’s not enough to feel a vague sense of unease; we need concrete data. To combat this visibility problem, Public Citizen compiled a comprehensive report on Trump’s war on crypto enforcement: New @Public_Citizen report: The Trump admin is deleting enforcement against Big Tech lawbreaking amidst the industry’s BILLION-dollar influence efforts. Turns out in Trump’s techno-swamp, tech insiders are immune & “tough on crime” rhetoric is just for punishing the poor. pic.twitter.com/6x6gnisMlh — Rick Claypool (@RickClaypool) August 13, 2025 Crunching the Numbers By zooming out a little, Trump’s crypto policy transforms into a vast campaign against federal enforcement. In total, police agencies dropped enforcement actions against 165 companies since the 2024 election, and one-fourth of these were tech firms. Most corporations in this tranche were crypto, fintech,…

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