Clerk of the House of Representatives
Legislative Resource Center
135 Cannon Building
Washington, DC 20515
http://lobbyingdisclosure.house.gov 		Secretary of the Senate
Office of Public Records
232 Hart Building
Washington, DC 20510
http://www.senate.gov/lobby

LOBBYING REGISTRATION

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 4)

Check One: New Registrant New Client for Existing Registrant Amendment

1. Effective Date of Registration
12/01/2023
2. House Identification
 43077
 Senate Identification
 401103834

REGISTRANT Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual

3. Registrant Organization
TheGROUP DC, LLC
Address
1730 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
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​Suite 500
City
Washington
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DC
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20006
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USA

4. Principal place of business (if different than line 3)

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5. Contact name and telephone number International Number
Contact
​Mr. Paul L. Miller III
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​2023867282
 E-mail
​sshriver@wiley.law
6. General description of registrant’s business or activities
​Consulting and lobbying services.

CLIENT A Lobbying Firm is required to file a separate registration for each client. Organizations employing in-house lobbyists should check the box labeled “Self” and proceed to line 10. Self

7. Client name
​Coinbase, Inc.
Address
​100 Pine Street, #1250
City
​San Francisco
 State
​CA
 Zip
​94111
 Country
​USA
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9. General description of client’s business or activities
​Digital currency platform

LOBBYISTS

10. Name of each individual who has acted or is expected to act as a lobbyist for the client identified on line 7. If any person listed in this section has served as a “covered executive branch official” or “covered legislative branch official” within twenty years of first acting as a lobbyist for the client, state the executive and/or legislative position(s) in which the person served.

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​Darrel ​Thompson ​ ​Deputy Chief of Staff to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid; Senior Advisor to Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid; Senior Policy Advisor and Director of Member Services to House Democratic Leader Richard Gephardt.
​Pamela ​Thompson ​ ​Staff Dir., Jan. 2021-March 2023, Sen. Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee; Deputy Chief of Staff, February 2011-Dec. 2016, Sen. Portman; Legis. Dir., Feb. 2011-Dec. 2011, Sen. Portman.
​Pamela ​Thiessen ​ ​Legis. Dir., July 2009-Feb. 2011, Sen. Ensign; Sr. Policy Advisor, July 2009-Sept., Joint Economic Committee; Staff Dir., Jan. 2009-July 2009, Sen. Republican Policy Committee; Legis. Dir., Feb. 2001-2009, Sen. Ensign.
​Joseph Kwabena ​Nsiah ​ ​Rep. Frank, Intern; Rep. Israel, Staff Assistant; Rep. Becerra, Legis. Correspondent/Legis. Aide, Legis. Assistant; House Democratic Caucus, Policy Advisor; Joint Economic Committee, Sr. Policy Advisor
​Joseph Kwabena ​Nsiah ​ ​Congressional Black Caucus, Policy Director; Rep. Richmond, Chief of Staff

LOBBYING ISSUES

11. General lobbying issue areas (Select all applicable codes).

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12. Specific lobbying issues (current and anticipated)

Regulation of digital assets.

AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

13. Is there an entity other than the client that contributes more than $5,000 to the lobbying activities of the registrant in a quarterly period and either participates in and/or in whole or in major part supervises or controls the registrant’s lobbying activities?

No --> Go to line 14. Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then proceed to line 14.
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FOREIGN ENTITIES

14. Is there any foreign entity

a) holds at least 20% equitable ownership in the client or any organization identified on line 13; or

b) directly or indirectly, in whole or in major part, plans, supervises, controls, directs, finances or subsidizes activities of the client or any organization identified on line 13; or

c) is an affiliate of the client or any organization identified on line 13 and has a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activity?

No --> Sign and date the registration. Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then sign the registration.
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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE

15. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery, extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?

Signature
Digitally Signed By: Paul Miller
 Date
1/10/2024 1:48:50 PM