Gate News message, April 24 — Senior Republican officials contacted Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick this week after Fellowship PAC, a crypto super PAC seeded by Cantor Fitzgerald (the firm Lutnick previously ran), signaled in a federal filing that it planned to spend $1.75 million backing Texas

Odaily News According to an announcement from Circle, the company has established the Circle Foundation, a new charitable initiative aimed at advancing financial resilience and inclusion in the United States and globally. The Circle Foundation is seeded with equity commitments from Circle's "Pledge 1%" initiative, designed to support organizations that can strengthen the financial system, including institutions collaborating with community small businesses in the United States and international organizations modernizing humanitarian aid infrastructure. The foundation will initially focus on enhancing the financial resilience of small businesses across the U.S. by providing grants to support Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs). Globally, the Circle Foundation will collaborate with international organizations to promote the modernization of humanitarian financial infrastructure.