A recently launched cryptocurrency industry political action committee, Fellowship PAC, has commenced operations with an $11 million backing and has allocated $3 million for advertising services through Nxum Group, a company co-founded by Bo Hines, the CEO of Tether US. The super PAC is primarily supporting Republican candidates in congressional and gubernatorial races, with $10 million in funding provided by Cantor Fitzgerald and $1 million by Anchorage Digital, according to Federal Election Commission filings.
The initial $3 million expenditure on political advertising for favored candidates has been channeled to Nxum Group, which was founded by Hines, his father, and another partner. Although Fellowship PAC has been associated with Tether since its inception and has a senior Tether executive as its chairman, the majority of its funding originates from Cantor Fitzgerald, a New York-based financial services giant that handles Tether's stablecoin reserves. A representative of Tether US did not respond to a request for comment, while a Cantor spokesperson declined to comment on the company's involvement with the super PAC.
Upon its public launch, Fellowship PAC announced it would wield $100 million, rivaling the leading crypto PAC, Fairshake. The PAC's treasurer is an executive at Cantor. To date, the PAC has allocated $300,000 to support Clay Fuller, the newest member of the U.S. House of Representatives; $850,000 to back Nate Morris for a U.S.
Senate seat in Kentucky; and $350,000 to support incumbent Nebraska Senator Pete Ricketts. The Federal Election Commission filings reveal that Nxum has received $3 million in disbursements for advertising services. Prior to this, Nxum lacked a significant track record in serving PACs or campaigns, with its primary claim to fame being a $1 million donation of billboard ads to MAGA Inc.
in 2024. Upon its formation, Fellowship PAC stated it had $100 million in pledged backing and would advocate for transparency while supporting pro-crypto candidates. However, this promised level of backing has yet to materialize. Anchorage Digital, the first crypto-native bank to secure a U.S.
federal charter, views its contribution as an investment in the U.S. crypto policy process, stating that it has made a corporate contribution to the Fellowship PAC as part of its bipartisan approach to advancing regulatory clarity for digital assets in the United States.