Jonathan Jackson, a member of Congress’s Subcommittee on Digital Assets, recently disclosed an investment in Robinhood. Despite a minor correction, his position has gained nearly 30% since his purchase.
The intersection of crypto regulation and Web3-affiliated stock trading can raise concerns of political corruption. Still, this incident shows that plenty of elected Democrats still support the Trump-aligned industry.
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Robinhood has been expanding its presence in the crypto space lately, even if some minor hiccups have caused momentary disruptions.
This and other new market areas have boosted the company’s presence, and Robinhood just got another boost from an unlikely source: a sitting member of US Congress.
The Subcommittee on Digital Assets has existed in a few forms, but it plays an important role in directing pro-crypto legislation. It helps direct Congress’s attention towards key issues in Web3, and one of its Democratic members invested in Robinhood.
According to Quiver Quantitative, which tracks investment holdings in Congress and the Senate, this Robinhood investment has paid off quite well.
Despite sitting on the Subcommittee for Digital Assets, Jackson’s portfolio didn’t have much Web3 exposure until recently. His latest buy, however, shot up by nearly 30% even after a correction:
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To be clear, this was a pretty small investment, committing less than $15,000 to Robinhood. The Congressman’s portfolio is full of similar purchase sizes, with the largest ones coming in at under $100,000.
Within the same reporting period, he also invested in a healthcare firm and two semiconductor designers/manufacturers.
In other words, this isn’t enough of a windfall to retire on. Still, we shouldn’t ignore its significance completely. Congressional stock trading is highly controversial due to rampant allegations of insider trading, and efforts are being made to ban it.
It’s certainly noteworthy that Jackson chose to invest in Robinhood. Due to his position as a crypto regulator, his commitment might raise concerns of political corruption. If anything like that took place, though, it was extremely small-scale.
Moreover, Jackson is a Democrat. Trump’s political scandals have brought more anti-crypto candidates to the forefront of this party, and its pro-industry members have their own controversies.
Nonetheless, crypto isn’t exclusively a Trump-aligned political movement. Democratic sympathies towards the Web3 sector are far from extinguished.
In short, this Robinhood investment can help reveal some of Congress’s evolving attitudes towards crypto. Whether or not Jackson received any insider information, his stock picks proved remarkably successful.
