Khurram Dara, a former Cryptocurrency Exchange Coinbase political lawyer, plans a race for the New York State Attorney General in 2026, aimed at replacing Letitia James.
In comments at Cointelegraph, Dara said that he had not yet decided to come to the State Order Office, but suggested that digital assets could play a role in her campaign if he chooses it.
With more than a year before the elections, the graduate of the Columbia Law School has already poster Social media in support of the co-founder of Tornado Cash Roman Storm, found guilty before the New York Federal Court in August, and which followed figures like the Senator of Massachusetts Elizabeth Warren, who often linked the crypto to illegal activities.
“My platform would be focused on the end of the law in all areas, which certainly includes crypto,” said Dara. “We have just had an election where the crypto was very on the ballot. And we won. But as the federal regulatory environment has moved and settled, some state GAs think that it is their role to fill a “gap” perceived in federal policy […] acting effectively as national decision -makers or regulators. »»
The current Prosecutor General of New York, who assumed the office in 2019, has taken several legal actions Against cryptographic entities on behalf of the affected New Yorkers, including Genesis, the former CEO of Celsius, Alex Mashinsky, the commercial company Novatech and Kucoin.
The American state, as a trade center in the country, houses the siege of Gemini, Galaxy Digital, Chainalysis and others, which makes the AG position important for how the office manages the rules and the application of digital assets.
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“We see the real dangers of unregulated cryptocurrency platforms with patterns like these,” said James, referring to allegations against Novatech in June 2024. “New Yorkers can be assured that we will use the tools at our disposal to repress cryptographic fraudsters.”
Cointelegraph contacted James’ campaign to comment, but had not received an answer at the time of publication. On Wednesday, she had not announced that she planned to present herself in the elections in 2026.
Another republican lawyer defying an outgoing democrat
Dara, a 36 -year -old man who works on the foreign relations council, never held his elected duties. He was an intern in the New York State Senate in 2006, trainee of the Bureau of the Republican Thomas Reynolds in the Chamber of Representatives of the United States in 2008 and the Clerk of the law for the office of the American lawyer in 2012.
If he decided to present himself as a republican, he would not be the first candidate having experience by pleading for cryptographic companies to challenge an established democrat.
John Deaton, a lawyer who pleaded for XRP (Xrp))) The holders of tokens in the Securities and Exchange American commission trial against Ripple Labs, ran against Warren in the 2024 elections in the Massachusetts. Warren defeated Deaton with around 74% voting.
“New York is the place where many people in crypto, technology and business want to be. An incredible talented density here,” said Dara. “I think the state should kiss this, rather than trying to get out of it […] The cryptographic community does not require special treatment or special policies that promote them. They simply do not want to be unjustly targeted with the regulations by disputes. »»
An Siena College survey from December 2024 gave James a favorable 40% note among New Yorkers. In August, the only other candidate to throw his hat in the ring for New York in 2026 was the Republican Michael Henry, who lost against James in 2022 with around 45% of the votes.
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