Stand With Crypto Opens 2026 Candidate Review With Nationwide Survey

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Stand With Crypto, the advocacy group started to rally crypto supporters, has quietly begun surveying candidates for the 2026 US midterm elections.

According to the group’s November 24 press release, the questionnaire has been sent to both federal and state hopefuls to capture where they stand on a range of policy questions.

What The Survey Asks

The list of topics is broad but simple. Candidates are being asked whether they support an individual’s right to hold digital assets, how they view banking access for digital currency firms, their stance on mining and related zoning rules, and what rules they would back for consumer protection and access.

The survey also asks whether the candidate has ever bought, sold, or used bitcoin or blockchain tools. Reports have disclosed that the group expects to use those answers to build a public picture of each candidate’s views.

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— Stand With Crypto🛡️ (@standwithcrypto) November 24, 2025

SWC Says It Will Grade Candidates

Based on responses, SWC will assign each politician a letter grade from A to F — where A signals strong support for crypto and F shows opposition.

The group points to America’s more than 52 million crypto owners as the audience for those grades, and it says its own network includes more than 2.6 million registered advocates across all 50 states.

Results are slated to be posted in early 2026, and the group says it will use the findings to guide its outreach and voter mobilization.

How Industry Backing Shapes The Effort

SWC was launched with backing from Coinbase, a detail covered in multiple reports. That link helps explain how the platform has grown quickly and why its ratings matter to industry groups and voters who follow crypto policy.

Reports have pointed out that the tool has been used in recent cycles to highlight pro-crypto candidates and to channel grassroots energy into targeted races.

What This Could Mean For Politics

The move matters because it brings a large, organized voting bloc into play. With tens of millions of Americans holding crypto and a few million signed up with Stand With Crypto, candidates may feel pressure to state their positions clearly.

At the same time, how much sway the group will have in close races is still unclear; the organization says it will focus on critical battleground contests and will tailor its outreach based on survey results.

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