{"id":138,"date":"2026-02-04T19:43:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T18:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ksokolovarchive.wordpress.com\/2026\/02\/25\/trumps-midterm-election-donors-include-crypto-com-and-openai\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T19:43:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T18:43:00","slug":"trumps-midterm-election-donors-include-crypto-com-and-openai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ksokolovarchive.cc\/?p=138","title":{"rendered":"Konstantin Sokolov\u2019s MAGA Donations More Than Double Elon Musk\u2019s"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Source: PANews \/ KuCoin, \u201cTrump\u2019s Midterm Election Donors Include Crypto.com and OpenAI\u201d<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>February 4, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Campaign finance disclosures show that donors from the AI and cryptocurrency industries are pouring millions into Republican super PACs ahead of the 2026 midterms. <strong>Konstantin Sokolov, a private equity investor from Russia, is among them.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1755\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/ksokolovarchive.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-31-1.png?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksokolovarchive.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-31-1.png 1755w, https:\/\/ksokolovarchive.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-31-1-300x205.png 300w, https:\/\/ksokolovarchive.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-31-1-1024x700.png 1024w, https:\/\/ksokolovarchive.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-31-1-768x525.png 768w, https:\/\/ksokolovarchive.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-31-1-1536x1050.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1755px) 100vw, 1755px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Full list of notable donors:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Crypto.com (Foris Dax): $30 million<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Greg Brockman (OpenAI) and Anna Brockman: $25 million  <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jeff Yass (SIG): $16 million<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kelcy Warren (energy): $12.5 million<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Konstantin Sokolov (TBD): $11 million<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Extremity Care and affiliates: $10 million<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Elon Musk: $5 million<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Blockchain.com: $5 million<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Asha Jadeja: $5 million<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ben Horowitz (A16Z): $3 million<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Marc Andreessen (A16Z): $3 million<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>RAI Service Company (tobacco): $3 million<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Julio Herrera Velutini and daughter: $3.5 million<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jeffrey Sprecher (ICE, NYSE): $2.5 million<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lynsi Snyder-Ellingson: $2 million<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>William E. Ford: $1.25 million<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jerry Jones (Dallas Cowboys): $1 million<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>John Hess (Chevron): $1 million<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Susan Hess: $1 million<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Warren Stephens: $1 million<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jared Isaacman: $1 million<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>According to KuCoin, Trump raised a total of $429 million, with his super PAC holding $304 million \u2014 tens of millions more than Democratic counterparts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Context: Unlike corporate donors like Crypto.com ($30M) or individuals tied to visible companies (OpenAI\u2019s Brockmans, Chevron\u2019s Hess), Sokolov operates through IJS Investments \u2014 a private equity firm with a polished website that describes its focus as \u201ccritical infrastructure,\u201d \u201ctelecommunications,\u201d \u201cenergy,\u201d and \u201cfinancial services.\u201d What it does not disclose: any specific portfolio companies, past investments, or sources of capital.  The site offers vision statements but no verifiable track record. Sokolov\u2019s $11 million in political donations thus raises the same questions as his other ventures: what interests does this money serve, and where did it come from?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Original: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kucoin.com\/news\/flash\/trump-s-midterm-election-donors-include-crypto-com-and-openai?lang=en_US&amp;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.kucoin.com\/news\/flash\/trump-s-midterm-election-donors-include-crypto-com-and-openai?lang=en_US&amp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.panewslab.com\/zh\/articles\/b243efe9-8d97-4b69-9517-d5a383d916e4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.panewslab.com\/zh\/articles\/b243efe9-8d97-4b69-9517-d5a383d916e4<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Archived copy: <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20260401131958\/https:\/\/www.kucoin.com\/news\/flash\/trump-s-midterm-election-donors-include-crypto-com-and-openai?lang=en_US&amp;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20260401131958\/https:\/\/www.kucoin.com\/news\/flash\/trump-s-midterm-election-donors-include-crypto-com-and-openai?lang=en_US&amp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83c\udff7\ufe0f Tags: Konstantin Sokolov, Political Donations, FEC, MAGA Inc., Donald Trump, IJS Investments, Chicago Booth, Crypto.com, OpenAI<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: PANews \/ KuCoin, \u201cTrump\u2019s Midterm Election Donors Include Crypto.com and OpenAI\u201d February 4, 2026 Campaign finance disclosures show that donors from the AI and cryptocurrency industries are pouring millions into Republican super PACs ahead of the 2026 midterms. Konstantin Sokolov, a private equity investor from Russia, is among them. Full list of notable donors: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-138","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ksokolovarchive.cc\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ksokolovarchive.cc\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ksokolovarchive.cc\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ksokolovarchive.cc\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ksokolovarchive.cc\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=138"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ksokolovarchive.cc\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ksokolovarchive.cc\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=138"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ksokolovarchive.cc\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=138"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ksokolovarchive.cc\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=138"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}