Bitwise Research Chief Tallies 51 Pro-Crypto Senators Spread Across 31 States

The midterms have left the U.S. Senate with a crypto-friendly majority, at least by Bitwise's count. Ryan Rasmussen, the asset manager's head of research, says 51 senators now sitting across 31 states qualify as pro-crypto, according to a post from Cointelegraph. He also flagged that 19 states are now represented by two pro-crypto senators each.

That second number is the one worth chewing on. A state with both seats aligned on digital assets gives crypto a talking point that doesn't depend on party labels or coastal tech hubs — it's a map, not a roster. Twenty-nine states have at least one pro-crypto senator in Rasmussen's tally.

Rasmussen's count lands as the industry waits to see what the chamber actually does with it. The question hanging over the number is simple and unresolved: will this Senate finally push major crypto bills through? A favorable headcount doesn't pass anything on its own.

Bitwise is a crypto asset manager, and its research desk has become a steady source of market and policy commentary, so Rasmussen's framing carries weight with an audience already watching Washington closely. The post landed as a statement of arithmetic rather than a prediction.

What happens next is the part no tally can settle. The 51-senator figure gives crypto's backers a talking point and a map of where pressure can be applied. Whether it converts into law is still an open question.