Jesse Powell donates $1M to Trump, mirroring Winklevoss rule break
Kraken co-founder Jesse Powell has apparently made the same mistake as the Winklevoss Twins and made a $1 million donation to Donald Trump ’s election campaign despite the legal limit for a single-person donation being $844,600. Powell made the donation, which he claims was made up of mostly ether, earlier today but there’s a chance a good chunk of that could be refunded. As reported by Bloomberg last week, each of the Winklevoss Twins was refunded the excess amount of $155,400. Protos has reached out to Kraken to clarify whether or not Powell’s $1 million donation broke the legal limit . I just personally donated $1m (mostly #ETH) to @realDonaldTrump. For too long, the crypto industry has been under attack by Elizabeth Warren, Gary Gensler and others. Despite overwhelming bipartisan Congressional efforts to put clear rules in place, the Biden White House has… pic.twitter.com/Ksxf3P2oCb — Jesse Powell (@jespow) June 28, 2024 Trump pledged to free the convicted ...