Bitcoin Policy Institute
A pro-bitcoin advocacy and lobbying network built around the Bitcoin Policy Institute think tank and two affiliated 501(c)(4)s, the Blockchain Innovation Project and BPI Action. Fronted by former Representatives Tim Ryan (D-OH) and David McIntosh (R-IN), it casts its agenda as a defense of the industry against political forces it says want to “destroy” it.
Bitcoin Freedom PAC is an allied super PAC launched by David McIntosh (R-IN), the Club for Growth president who also co-chairs the network’s 501(c)(4)s. It is explicitly partisan, framing its mission as electing Republicans and defeating Democrats it views as hostile to bitcoin.
BPI Action is the lobbying arm of the Bitcoin Policy Institute 501(c)(3). Co-chaired by former Representatives Tim Ryan (D-OH) and David McIntosh (R-IN), it frames its work as “educating” lawmakers and the public about bitcoin. As a 501(c)(4) it can spend politically and is not required to disclose its donors.
The Blockchain Innovation Project is a 501(c)(4) co-chaired by former Representatives Tim Ryan (D-OH) and David McIntosh (R-IN) that casts regulation of digital assets as an existential threat, styling itself a defense against, in its words, “the political forces in Washington seeking to destroy the industry.” As a 501(c)(4), it can spend to support or oppose candidates without disclosing its donors.