Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says US lawmakers shouldn’t hold crypto to ‘remain impartial’

“I want to do my job as ethically and impartially as I can,” said AOC, who added that as a member of the House of Representatives’ Financial Services Committee she has chosen not to hold stocks or investments, including digital assets.

Democratic lawmaker Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said Monday that she avoids any and all investments which could potentially represent a conflict of interest, including crypto — and believes her fellow lawmakers should do the same.

She explained that as a member of the House of Representatives’ Financial Services Committee, she felt it was inappropriate for her to hold Bitcoin (

In the case of crypto in the hands of congressional members, it would seem to be an option to track investments using a public blockchain database, so both House and Senate leadership could avoid placing lawmakers in a position where they would be determining policy on crypto and blockchain if viewed as a conflict of interest. Senator Cynthia Lummis reported buying BTC worth between $50,001 and $100,000 in August. Even though Senator Lummis was openly pro-crypto before being sworn into office, she still served on the Senate Banking Committee.