Democrats Take Control of Congress: Which Coins Are Republican, and Which Are Democratic? The Democrats have just secured control of both chambers of the U.S. Congress, and soon after, Huang Renxun’s extramarital affair was exposed. More intriguingly, Trump had previously received intelligence briefings concerning Huang Renxun but remained silent and chose to tolerate the situation. Now that control of Congress is shifting, the longstanding political protection has vanished, and Huang Renxun is poised to face intense scrutiny from the Democratic side. Many speculate whether Huang deliberately leaked the information before the Republicans relinquished power—trying to resolve the controversy preemptively, before the Democrats officially take office. Meanwhile, the Democratic backlash has already launched full force against Trump himself. Robert Garcia, expected to lead the House Oversight Committee, publicly urged, “LAWYER UP,” and made clear that his team will focus on investigating Trump family crypto earnings and other business interests. With Democrats back in control of Congress, the Trump family’s crypto ventures are set to face new political scrutiny. So which tokens are directly tied to Republicans? And which projects背后 have Democratic political donors? 🌟 Republican Camp: The Trump Family Directly Launches Coins Compared to traditional political donations, the Trump family has already entered the crypto space directly. In June 2026, Reuters published an in-depth investigation into the Trump family’s crypto business. Based on on-chain transactions, financial disclosures, and corporate documents, the family is estimated to have earned approximately $2.3 billion from four major crypto ventures since returning to the White House. 1. $TRUMP: The President Issues His Own Coin, Directly Monetizing Political Influence On January 17, 2025—three days before his official inauguration—Trump launched TRUMP with a total supply of 1 billion tokens, 80% of which were allocated to Trump-affiliated companies and project stakeholders. According to Reuters’ investigation, the TRUMP project generated approximately $1.2 billion in token sales, with about $616 million flowing directly to the Trump family. 2. $CRO: Tens of Millions Invested in Trump—Regulatory Relief and Business Partnerships Follow https://t.co/rVcnYSWx3m is a notable example. According to a Public Citizen investigation in October 2026, its affiliated companies donated approximately $37 million to two pro-Trump Super PACs: MAGA Inc. and Keep America Great. In March 2025, the SEC closed its investigation into https://t.co/rVcnYSWx3m. Later that year, https://t.co/rVcnYSWx3m partnered with Trump Media Group to form a publicly traded company holding CRO tokens. 3. $ONDO: Ondo Finance’s Political Donations and Regulatory Investigations Public records show Ondo donated $1 million to Trump’s inaugural fund and approximately $2.1 million to MAGA Inc., totaling around $3.1 million. In February 2025, Ondo announced a strategic partnership with Trump family’s World Liberty Financial. In December 2025, the SEC officially closed its multi-year investigation into Ondo without issuing any charges. 4. $DOGE: Musk’s Meme Coin—So Popular Even Trump’s Government Departments Adopted Its Name DOGE has long been tied to Musk, who has repeatedly publicly endorsed Dogecoin and invested heavily in Trump’s 2024 election campaign. After Trump’s victory, he announced the creation of a “Department of Government Efficiency,” led by Musk—with the English acronym DOGE, identical to Dogecoin. The project even used a Shiba Inu mascot, further reinforcing the connection. 5. $PNUT: The Squirrel Coin Adopted as a Republican Campaign Symbol Ahead of the 2024 U.S. election, New York state authorities seized and euthanized the viral squirrel Peanut due to rabies concerns—sparking public controversy. Trump, Vance, and Musk then criticized government overreach; Musk even publicly urged people to “vote for Peanut.” The incident quickly became a Republican campaign talking point, and PNUT, a Solana-based meme coin, surged in popularity—then skyrocketed after Trump’s victory. 7. $SOL: The Company Wrote a Check to Trump’s Inaugural Fund—and Got Named by the President in His “Reserve List” On January 8, 2025, Solana Labs donated $1 million to the Trump-Vance Presidential Inaugural Committee. The contribution later appeared in the committee’s publicly filed FEC documents. Days later, Trump and Melania each launched their official meme coins—$TRUMP and $MELANIA—both issued on Solana. Policy narratives further intensified: On March 2, 2025, Trump named XRP, SOL, and ADA on Truth Social, declaring that BTC and ETH would also become part of America’s crypto reserves. 🌟 Democratic Camp: From Individual Donors to Industry Lobbying—Crypto Giants Also Pour Millions Into Democratic Politics While Republicans have the Trump family directly running crypto businesses, Democrats are no less backed by crypto capital—from multi-million-dollar individual donations to industry giants lobbying on Capitol Hill. Crypto money has deeply penetrated Democratic political funding networks. 1. $XRP: Ripple Co-Founder Spent Millions Supporting Harris During the 2024 U.S. election cycle, Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen donated over $11 million to pro-Democrat political action committees supporting Harris—much of it paid directly in XRP. But Ripple didn’t bet solely on Democrats. During the 2025–2026 election cycle, Ripple donated $48 million to Fairshake—a crypto industry PAC—and also contributed approximately $4.89 million to Trump’s presidential inaugural fund. 2. $UNI: Uniswap Labs Also Invested Millions in Political Funding According to U.S. Federal Election Commission records, Uniswap Labs donated approximately $1 million in 2025 via its subsidiary Universal Navigation to Fairshake. This funding did not go directly to Democratic candidates but instead flowed into a PAC that supports candidates from both parties. 3. $PEPE: The Frog Meme Politicized Again During Trump’s 2016 campaign, Pepe the Frog was heavily adopted by the American alt-right and became an online symbol for Trump supporters.Later, the original creator launched the "Save Pepe" movement in an attempt to reclaim the character. Coupled with right-wing commentator Alex Jones’s claim that “chemicals turn frogs gay,” netizens categorized PEPE as aligned with the Democratic Party, mocking the idea that this Republican frog had ultimately been “rainbow-washed.” 4. $FTT: SBF Was Once One of the Democratic Party’s Largest Crypto Donors FTX founder SBF was a major political donor to the Democratic Party. During the 2022 U.S. midterm elections, he donated approximately $40 million to political organizations, the vast majority of which went to Democratic causes, making him one of the party’s largest individual donors at the time. Nishad Singh, former engineering lead at FTX, also donated over $13 million to Democratic-affiliated organizations. In November 2022, FTX collapsed, and SBF was later convicted of fraud; FTT subsequently crashed. 5. $WLD: Sam Altman’s Crypto Project, a Longtime Democratic Donor Worldcoin, co-founded by Sam Altman, Alex Blania, and others, has WLD as its native token. During the 2024 U.S. election cycle, Sam Altman donated $200,000 to the Biden Victory Fund—a joint fundraising committee comprising Biden’s campaign team, the Democratic National Committee, and state Democratic organizations. Additionally, Altman has long contributed to numerous Democratic candidates and progressive political organizations, leading the market to view WLD as a “Democratic token.” 6. $LINK: Eric Schmidt, a Democratic Tech Donor, Served as Chainlink Advisor In 2021, Chainlink Labs announced that former Google CEO Eric Schmidt joined as a strategic advisor. Schmidt has long supported the Democratic Party, having participated in Obama’s presidential campaign and served as a technology advisor to his administration. During the 2024 election cycle, he donated approximately $413,000 to the Biden Victory Fund; according to AP statistics, his total contributions to Biden and related Democratic fundraising organizations exceed $500,000. 🌟 Final Thoughts Jensen Huang’s scandal over infidelity struck like a hammer against the seemingly unshakable tech godhood, prompting markets to reevaluate the valuation bubbles behind the AI frenzy. An even larger domino fell in Washington: the Democratic Party’s return to control of Congress means the Trump family’s vast wealth accumulated through Meme coins and DeFi is now poised to face subpoenas, hearings, and regulatory scrutiny. At this moment of sweeping power realignment, two once-celebrated spectacles are simultaneously facing their reckoning.