The U.S. crypto industry's campaign-finance machine is delivering measurable results heading into midterm season. Fairshake PAC — backed primarily by Coinbase, Ripple, and a16z — spent $6.5 million to oust longtime House Financial Services Committee member Al Green in Texas, a Democrat who had voted against crypto legislation and co-sponsored a bill targeting Trump's personal crypto interests. Across Texas, Kentucky, Alabama, and Georgia, Fairshake's combined $20-plus million in primary spending has produced a string of wins for candidates expected to support digital asset legislation.
But the more significant structural shift may be the arrival of new PACs that are abandoning Fairshake's careful bipartisanship.
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