Stand With Crypto Honors Congressional Champions with NFT Activation on Capitol Hill
Stand With Crypto honored pro-crypto lawmakers on Capitol Hill with a reception celebrating members of Congress who earned top grades for supporting digital asset policy. The group also launched a “Crypto Champion” NFT collection—minted over 3 million times in its first day—and unveiled its 2026 election strategy, signaling growing political momentum as crypto voters emerge as a highly engaged and influential bloc.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Stand With Crypto, America’s leading crypto advocacy organization, honored Members of Congress who have received an “A” grade from the group with a reception on Capitol Hill. During the event, Stand With Crypto unveiled a collection of Crypto Champion non fungible tokens on OpenSea, which depict members of the 119th Congress who have supported critical pro-crypto policies. In just 24 hours, crypto advocates minted more than 3 million Crypto Champion NFTs.
“With congressional activity on everything from market structure to stablecoin regulations, the past year has shown the crypto community that civic engagement works and is worth participating in,” said Mason Lynaugh, Executive Director of Stand With Crypto. “This collection is a token of gratitude from the crypto community to the members of Congress who earned an ‘A’ grade from SWC based on their votes and public support.”
Each card features a unique animated design honoring a lawmaker who took action to support crypto legislation — from voting for the GENIUS Act and market structure bills to publicly championing the interests of millions of American crypto owners. Stand With Crypto unveiled this collection during a reception on Capitol Hill, which drew attendance from U.S. Representatives Young Kim (CA-40), Buddy Carter (GA-01), and Zach Nunn (IA-03).
Earlier this week, Stand With Crypto launched its 2026 midterm election program — unveiling a new online voter hub, releasing its first slate of endorsed candidates for this cycle, and previewing a targeted battleground strategy aimed at mobilizing voters in support of pro-crypto congressional candidates who will shape the future of digital assets innovation. Stand With Crypto also released new polling revealing crypto voters are more motivated to vote in the upcoming elections than the average voter; poised to turn out at high rates in 2026; and increasingly representing a major swing voter bloc.
Over the past two years, Stand With Crypto has built a community-led movement to mobilize and harness the voice of America’s 52 million crypto owners into a powerful and unified voting bloc, championing clear, common-sense regulations for the crypto industry and unlocking crypto’s innovation potential while fostering greater economic opportunity and freedom.