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Democratic political organizers in the United States on Monday unveiled BlueVault, a crypto fundraising platform designed to help party committees accept digital-asset donations as they prepare for the 2026 midterm elections.
Launched in Washington amid internal party reassessments following the 2024 presidential defeat, the initiative targets small-dollar donors using Bitcoin and stablecoins, as Democrats seek to reverse recent losses among crypto-aligned voters and donors.
BlueVault enters the political landscape after Democrats concluded that their lack of coordinated engagement with crypto-native voters contributed to Republican gains during the 2024 election cycle.
The crypto fundraising platform was built specifically for Democratic committees, positioning itself as neutral financial infrastructure rather than an endorsement of any single crypto policy agenda.
Founder Will Schweitzer said the platform reflects lessons learned from voter and donor data gathered over multiple election cycles.
“I’m a big believer in crypto—this is my second company in the industry—and I’ve been working in the space for almost 10 years. I also believe deeply in the Democratic platform,” — Will Schweitzer, Founder, BlueVault, said in an interview. He added that the data showed a clear political shift.
“In 2020, crypto donors and voters turned out in what was roughly a 60–40 split for Democrats. By 2024, that likely flipped to something closer to 80–20 the other way.”- Will Schweitzer
Schweitzer, an Army veteran who helped organize the Crypto4Harris coalition in 2024, said the aim was to translate those insights into a practical tool that campaigns could use without alienating progressive voters who are active in digital asset communities.
Unlike Fairshake, a crypto-focused super PAC that supported Republican candidates during the last election cycle, BlueVault emphasizes grassroots engagement and small-dollar contributions.
The crypto fundraising platform allows donors to discover Democratic committees, track their giving, and contribute using Bitcoin or USDC, while campaigns can customize donation pages, upload video content, and monitor contributions in real time.
“It’s about connecting grassroots donors to campaigns and providing the infrastructure to make that happen at scale in a way everyone is comfortable with,” — Will Schweitzer, Founder, BlueVault, said.
Schweitzer stressed that the project is structured to avoid dependence on large corporate crypto donors or politically aligned intermediaries.
He said the choice of supported assets was driven by regulatory clarity rather than ideology.
“We are not maximalist in any way. We’re leaning in on what is legal, on the assets that have the most legal clarity around them,” — Schweitzer said, noting that campaign finance operates under a distinct legal regime.
The debut of the crypto fundraising platform comes amid long-running Democratic debates over crypto regulation, often shaped by skepticism from figures such as Senator Elizabeth Warren. Warren has consistently warned that digital assets can facilitate illicit finance, expose consumers to risk, and create national security challenges.
“It fit into her CFPB work—this is the kind of issue she was willing to sink her teeth into wherever fraud appeared, and it surfaced in crypto,” — Will Schweitzer, Founder, BlueVault, said, referring to Warren’s regulatory focus.
He argued that after the collapse of FTX and enforcement actions under former SEC Chair Gary Gensler, few Democrats were willing to publicly defend the industry, allowing Republicans to frame crypto as a partisan issue.
Although late outreach by the Harris campaign in 2024 failed to regain lost ground with crypto voters, Schweitzer said BlueVault is designed to decouple digital assets from the political brand of former President Donald Trump, who has openly embraced the industry.
As Democrats gear up for the midterms, the crypto fundraising platform is betting that regulated, transparent digital-asset donations can help campaigns compete while rebuilding trust with crypto-aligned voters.
BlueVault integrates exclusively with federally regulated custody and payment providers and includes automated Federal Election Commission reporting, according to the project.
“We give donors and people who want to engage in the political space the ability to do that without a centralized entity telling them how to do it,” — Will Schweitzer, Founder, BlueVault, said.
With additional assets potentially added depending on regulation and demand, the platform represents a calculated effort by Democrats to modernize campaign finance without redefining party ideology.
