Fortunately, the US Supreme Court has already decided that money is speech deserving of 1A protection: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens_United_v._FEC http

Fortunately, the US Supreme Court has already decided that money is speech deserving of 1A protection: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens_United_v._FEC https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens_United_v._FEC I don't believe for a minute that today's Court would expand that reasoning to digital currencies, but it is a foot in the door.