Rep. Ritchie Torres is a U.S. Representative who co-chairs the Congressional Crypto Caucus and has made digital-asset policy a central focus of his congressional work. Rep. Ritchie Torres's Twitter Score is 110 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of August 2026, ranking #6,230 (top 5%) among 483,944 tracked accounts.
Rep. Ritchie Torres serves in the United States House of Representatives, representing New York's 15th Congressional District, and sits on the House Committee on Financial Services and its Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Artificial Intelligence. He previously served on the New York City Council as a Council Member. Together with Representative Tom Emmer, Torres launched the Congressional Crypto Caucus as a nonpartisan voting bloc advocating for open, permissionless, and private digital-asset innovation. He is also affiliated with the Congressional Blockchain Caucus.
Rep. Ritchie Torres has been an active legislative voice on cryptocurrency regulation. In December 2022, he introduced House measures targeting the commingling or misuse of customer funds by cryptocurrency exchanges and calling for proof-of-reserves disclosures. Following the collapse of FTX, Torres requested a Government Accountability Office review of the SEC's handling of investor protection in the crypto space. After the Ripple court ruling in 2023, he urged the SEC to move away from what he described as regulation by enforcement, proposing a narrower standard for determining when crypto transactions qualify as securities transactions.
Rep. Ritchie Torres supported the FIT21 legislation during House debate in May 2024, arguing it would bring regulatory clarity and stronger consumer protections to digital asset markets. He is listed as a cosponsor of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025, H.R. 3633, and introduced the Stop TRUMP in Crypto Act of 2025, H.R. 3573, aimed at restricting presidential profiteering from cryptocurrency. A Fairshake-associated crypto political action committee, Protect Progress, has reported independent spending in support of Torres's 2026 campaign. Rep. Ritchie Torres's account has published 4,499 posts and has been mentioned by 127 accounts a total of 234 times.
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