Fox Business journalist Eleanor Terrett revealed that Deaton’s support base included several prominent figures in the crypto industry, including Ripple’s Brad Garlinghouse and Chris Larsen, Cardano’s Charles Hoskinson, Gemini’s Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, and Bitcoin entrepreneur Jameson Loop.

Deaton's top campaign donors include figures from the cryptocurrency industry, such as Ripple executives Chris Larsen and Brad Garlinghouse, Gemini founders Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, SkyBridge Capital's Anthony Scaramucci, Cardano and Ethereum co-founder Charles Hoskinson, and Kraken co-founder Jesse Powell.