Rep. Rashida Tlaib, a prominent member of the progressive “Squad,” has opposed major cryptocurrency legislation on Capitol Hill, but her latest financial disclosure shows digital assets are still part of her $1.2 million retirement portfolio.
The Michigan Democrat’s Charles Schwab retirement account lists as much as $15,000 in the Grayscale Ethereum Staking Mini ETF and up to another $15,000 in an iShares Bitcoin ETF. The crypto-related investments were among 41 separate holdings reported in the disclosure filed this month.
Tlaib, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, disclosed the stakes as digital currency policy is poised for renewed attention in Washington this fall. Her holdings come despite her vote against the pro-crypto CLARITY Act and her support for a resolution aimed at banning “crypto corruption.”
Digital assets climbed this week, with Bitcoin rising to $71,000, as President Trump urged the Senate to act on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act. The measure would bring cryptocurrency under commodities regulation, and the Senate is expected to take it up in September after lawmakers return from recess.
Even if that legislative effort loses momentum, Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chair Michael Selig said Thursday that the agency is prepared to “codify” a regulated market structure for crypto by relying on its “existing authorities.”
Tlaib’s assets are spread across a traditional IRA, a Roth IRA and two college savings accounts. Members of Congress are required to report holdings only within broad value ranges, rather than exact amounts.
Tlaib, who campaigned for Florida Senate primary winner and DSA convert Angie Nixon at a “Chomp the Oligarchy” event this month, also reported mortgages worth up to $750,000 and a Detroit rental property valued at as much as $250,000.
Her broader investment portfolio includes international funds focused on Europe and Asia, international bond funds and a fund intended to hedge against exposure to the US dollar.
Tlaib did not return a request for comment.
