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Crypto firms pour $206 million into US midterms

  • —Crypto firms gave $206 million to super PACs and hybrid PACs through Q2 2026
  • —Fairshake: $137.9 million raised, $93.9 million spent, $108.3 million cash on hand
  • —Coinbase contributed $56.1 million, Ripple $48.5 million, Andreessen and Horowitz $24 million
  • —Of roughly $70 million in network spending, $32.5 million backed Republicans and $15.6 million opposed Democrats
Why it matters: Crypto is now the largest disclosed corporate donor bloc in US elections, positioning the industry to shape market-structure rules after the CLARITY Act failed in the Senate.
Source: CryptoSlate
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