Newly filed federal election records show Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss gave $10.018 million in Bitcoin to MAGA Inc., the super PAC aligned with President Donald Trump, on June 19, 2026.
The gifts came 23 days after the Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced that it had joined the brothers’ crypto exchange, Gemini, in seeking relief from a 2025 judgment.
The FEC filing shows that the committee sold the donated Bitcoin through Gemini. The donation came 23 days after the CFTC joined Gemini’s effort to undo parts of its 2025 judgment, although the filing offers no evidence linking the two events.
The dates establish a sequence, but the records provide no clear evidence that the donations caused or influenced the CFTC’s action, that the agency coordinated with the donors, or that a quid pro quo occurred.
Cameron’s records total $5,006,604.47 and Tyler’s total $5,011,860.44. Four June 19 rows naming Gemini add up to exactly the same $10,018,464.91 and say the Bitcoin was sold through the exchange to unknown purchasers.
That concentration is likely to hone scrutiny of CFTC independence as lawmakers debate giving the agency a larger role in crypto market structure.
It illustrates how a small number of industry executives now place large sums into political committees while their companies remain affected by enforcement policy. Twenty-three days is close enough to raise eyebrows, but timing alone is not evidence of influence.