Crypto investment firm Digital Currency Group registers lobbying campaign for first time

Julie Stitzel, vice president of public policy at crypto investment firm Digital Currency Group (DCG), has registered to lobby on behalf of DCG with the U.S. federal government. The move is the company's first direct lobbying effort. As of its most recent filing, DCG reported spending $120,000 per quarter on lobbying, however through contracts in partnership with outside firms Klein Johnson Group and Capitol Counsel. Julie Stitzel was Head of Bitcoin Policy at Block's Cash App before joining DCG in May.