GENIUS Act
This bill is very pro-crypto.
Chris Murphy
Democratic Senator from Connecticut
Strongly against crypto
Based on 20 statements and 5 votes.
Vote History
Key Cloture Vote
May 20, 2025 - Because of the way Senate rules work, GENIUS could not have gotten to a final vote without members voting in favor.
voted against
Key Cloture Vote
June 12, 2025 - Because of the way Senate rules work, GENIUS could not have gotten to a final vote without members voting in favor.
voted against
Final passage out of Senate
June 17, 2025
voted against
S.J. Res 3
This bill is very pro-crypto.
Final passage out of Senate
March 4, 2025
voted against
SAB 121 House Joint Resolution
This bill is very pro-crypto.
Final passage out of Senate
May 16, 2024
voted against
Statements
Chris Murphy
@ChrisMurphyCT
Here's what the big tech companies have already committed to spend this fall to purge from Congress those who want to restrain them.
Crypto - $190M
AI - $100M
Meta - $70M
Huge numbers. Fundamentally corrupt. We shouldn't accept this. pic.x.com/QNIBja4sv4
Very anti-crypto
Chris Murphy
@ChrisMurphyCT
Trump's crypto corruption is stunning. He's making millions off an industry he regulates - and he's just stopped enforcing the law so he and the other big companies can get away with murder.
Crypto enforcement actions:
Trump's first term: 50
Biden: 105
Trump's second term: 0 pic.x.com/LQg7MoWF0w
Very anti-crypto
Chris Murphy
@ChrisMurphyCT
The scope of dirty money (terrorists, criminals, sex predators) moving through crypto exchanges is dizzying. And as this article describes, Binance - the company at the the heart of Trump's crypto corruption - continues to be one of the worst offenders.
nytimes.com/2025/11/17/tec…
Very anti-crypto
Chris Murphy
@ChrisMurphyCT
I didn’t say you don’t give to Democrats. And I’ve never said I “hate” your industry. Don’t invent arguments I didn’t make. It’s amateur.
The crypto industry has made extraordinary investments in Trump politically and personally - investments that are literally unprecedented in x.com/faryarshirzad/… he’s dropped lawsuits and handed out pardons in return.
I know it’s your job to argue this isn’t pay to play, but if this isn’t, what is? You think the Binance deal (help launch his crypto coin and get a pardon for terrorism and sex predator financing) is on the up and up?
I don’t need to hate your industry to think this all stinks.
Very anti-crypto
Chris Murphy
@ChrisMurphyCT
Here's an example of how Trump's corruption factory works.
1. Coinbase put $46M into elections to help Trump allies.
2. Sends him a huge check for his inauguration.
3. Trump drops SEC lawsuit against Coinbase.
4. Trump demands big donation from Coinbase for ballroom. Done. x.com/kyle_chasse/st…
Very anti-crypto
Chris Murphy
@ChrisMurphyCT
The White House is a 24/7 pay-to-play enterprise.
The latest? Trump is pardoning Changpeng Zhao, who built a company that allowed terrorists and sex predators to launder money.
Why? Because Zhao made a huge investment in Trump's corrupt crypto business.
Pay-to-play. pic.x.com/Hi6POe35NE
Very anti-crypto
Chris Murphy
@ChrisMurphyCT
It’s a terrible bill that basically endorses Trump’s massive crypto corruption scheme. Democrats will regret voting for it. x.com/MorePerfectUS/…
Very anti-crypto
Chris Murphy
@ChrisMurphyCT
The Senate cannot stand by while Donald Trump turns our nation's foreign policy into a machine to enrich himself.
That's why I'm forcing a vote to stop selling arms to nations that are willing to pay off Trump with luxury planes or investments in his crypto scams. pic.x.com/bJfkGvvdSo
Very anti-crypto
Chris Murphy
@ChrisMurphyCT
I think stopping Donald Trump’s corruption and assault on democracy should be our number one priority. We shouldn’t pass a bill regulating crypto that allows Donald’s Trump use of meme and stable coin to enrich himself and corrupt our foreign policy. pic.x.com/B0faaJsJky
Very anti-crypto
Chris Murphy
@ChrisMurphyCT
RT @SenWarren: Americans didn’t send us to Congress to help Trump turn the White House into a crypto cash machine.
We can't look the other…
Very anti-crypto
Chris Murphy
@ChrisMurphyCT
The GENIUS Act exempts President Trump from the ethics laws on stablecoin. It allows him to continue his corruption.
Some of the Democrats who voted to advance the bill tonight want this changed before the final vote. So there is still time to fix this - if we speak up. x.com/CoinDesk/statu…
Very anti-crypto
Chris Murphy
@ChrisMurphyCT
It’s Friday night and Donald Trump’s crypto coin scams are still the biggest corruption scandals in the history of the country. I talked with @PhillyD about it this week. pic.x.com/wdvDaQE5eb
Very anti-crypto
Chris Murphy
@ChrisMurphyCT
RT @SenWarren: The Trump family stablecoin surged to 7th largest in the world because of a shady crypto deal with the United Arab Emirates—…
Very anti-crypto
Chris Murphy
@ChrisMurphyCT
The Senate should not vote for any stablecoin legislation that allows Trump to continue this corruption. x.com/Tiffany_Muller…
Very anti-crypto
Chris Murphy
@ChrisMurphyCT
Trump’s crypto coin scam is the biggest corruption scandal in the history of the American presidency and we should start treating it that way. pic.x.com/iKNCWOkUfE
Very anti-crypto
Chris Murphy
@ChrisMurphyCT
2/ The Trump crypto coin - the biggest scandal in the history of the American presidency. pic.x.com/wbssaikI2u
Very anti-crypto
Chris Murphy
@ChrisMurphyCT
Good morning.
Today is the 80th day that the U.S. President is running a backdoor bribery scheme in which any CEO or foreign oligarch can send him money secretly through his crypto coin scam in exchange for favors.
It's the biggest scandal in the history of the Presidency.
Very anti-crypto
Chris Murphy
@ChrisMurphyCT
I wrote a short explainer for my Substack of the biggest (but strangely under the radar) corruption of the Trump White House: the Trump crypto coin. A conduit for secret, shameless bribery of the President.
chrismurphyct.com/p/trumps-bigge…
Somewhat anti-crypto
Chris Murphy
@ChrisMurphyCT
2/ The Trump crypto coin scam - maybe the biggest corruption story of them all. pic.x.com/UDwzSWXZpf
Very anti-crypto
Chris Murphy
@ChrisMurphyCT
RT @therecount: Donald Trump's crypto coin, $TRUMP, could be the biggest corruption scheme in the history of the presidency ... at least ac…
Very anti-crypto