Andrew Yang
Andrew Yang rose to be the top pick of some political circles (AKA, the “Yang Gang”) during the 2020 Democratic primary and the 2021 New York City mayoral primary. He ran on the policy of universal basic income while driving his candidacy through internet-based community organization. He ran into his fair share of controversy throughout his mayoral candidacy, but in the end his high-minded ideals were replaced with complaints against homeless and rising crime, leading to him ending up fourth place in the 2021 primary.
But Yang apparently saw his internet-aided rise to public prominence as something that could go even further, or at least more niche. Back in February, Yang announced his own Web3-based lobbying firm called “Lobby3.” Anybody who wants to participate in his DAO needs to buy a Lobby3 token. The goal is to promote cash relief and anti-poverty initiatives, two things the candidate lost sight of toward the end of his mayoral candidacy. Fine enough, though the recent decline in the price of crypto likely hasn’t helped much at all. At the same time, other reports showed that his firm wants to “highlight how beneficial” crypto has been, trying to angle regulation to be more advantageous toward crypto.
