Contributions to Michelle Bond’s 2022 congressional campaign were part of a criminal investigation into her partner, Ryan Salame.
With her partner set to report to prison in 70 days after his sentencing related to FTX’s downfall, Michelle Bond announced the launch of a crypto-focused think tank in Washington, DC.
In a June 20 notice, Bond said she had helped launch the think tank Digital Future. According to her LinkedIn, the think tank is one of the first professional experiences Bond listed since the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX. Contributions to her 2022 campaign for the U.S. House of Representatives connected to the firm became part of the charges against her partner Ryan Salame, the former co-CEO of FTX Digital Markets.
According to Bond, the think tank would focus on helping create a “favorable regulatory environment” for financial technology, digital assets and artificial intelligence (AI) in the United States. She added that U.S. lawmakers “have yet to pass significant and impactful legislation on crypto and AI.”
