A newly filed monetary disclosure has raised questions after U.S. Senator David McCormick reported a collection of sizable Bitcoin (BTC)-linked investments.
The Congress trades had been executed inside a slim window in late November 2025, drawing scrutiny over timing and potential conflicts of curiosity.
The disclosure exhibits McCormick bought shares of the Bitwise Bitcoin ETF (BITB) in a number of transactions totaling as much as $200,000.
Two of the biggest trades, every valued between $50,001 and $100,000, had been executed on November 26 and November 28 however weren’t disclosed till December 26.
Extra purchases included a $15,001 to $50,000 commerce on November 25 and one other $50,001 to $100,000 buy on November 24, each filed on November 27.
Efficiency information present combined outcomes, with the November 25 transaction posting a achieve of roughly 2.29%, whereas the November 24 commerce confirmed a lack of roughly 0.72%.
Notably, scrutiny is heightened by McCormick’s position on the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and City Affairs and the Subcommittee on Digital Belongings, which influences cryptocurrency regulation.
To this finish, Bitcoin ETFs are extremely delicate to regulatory indicators, making such trades by policymakers contentious.
McCormick’s different trades
In the meantime, the identical December 26 submitting additionally disclosed giant municipal bond purchases earlier within the month, together with as much as $250,000 in Ohio State College common income bonds and as much as $500,000 in Delaware County, Pennsylvania common obligation bonds on December 17, as much as $250,000 in Pennsylvania state common obligation bonds on December 15, and as much as $500,000 in Pennsylvania Turnpike municipal securities on December 10, all with coupon charges close to 5%.
Total, the filings present a concentrated interval of high-value investing throughout each risky digital property and conservative municipal debt, disclosed simply after Christmas.
Notably, there isn’t any public proof of any authorized violation, and such trades are permitted underneath present legislation.
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