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Crypto PAC Fairshake Spends $25M to Support 18 House Candidates
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Crypto PAC Fairshake Spends $25M to Support 18 House Candidates

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By Coincu
5 months ago
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Crypto PAC Fairshake Spends $25M to Support 18 House Candidates

Key Points:

  • The crypto PAC Fairshake is investing $25 million in TV ads to support 18 House candidates from both parties.
  • The crypto industry heavily influences U.S. elections, with substantial support for candidates aligned with digital asset interests.
According to Fox Business reporter Eleanor Terrett, crypto PAC Fairshake will spend $25 million on a television advertising campaign to back 18 House of Representatives candidates from both major parties.

Crypto PAC Fairshake Backs Congressional Candidates

The move is the latest signal of the crypto sector's rising sway in US politics as it seeks to support its preferred candidates.

The crypto PAC Fairshake—bankrolled by digital asset firms—has focused a good deal of its work on opposing candidates allied with Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a strong opponent of cryptocurrency who the industry has more or less singled out for scorn. The super PAC and its sister organizations, Defend American Jobs PAC and Protect Progress PAC, have funnelled about $4 million into top primary races to boost pro-crypto candidates and fight those with anti-crypto positions.

In a mix of new and recent primary results, Democrat Wesley Bell won over incumbent Cori Bush in Missouri's congressional district. Bob Onder won the Republican nod for Missouri's 3rd, while Shri Thanedar nailed the Democratic primary for Michigan's 13th. At the same time, results for Washington's 6th Congressional District Democratic Primary are yet to be released.

Industry Influence Extends Amidst Political Spending

Fairshake's work included a $1.4 million media buy against Bush, $250,000 in support of Onder, and $1 million for Thanadar. Despite these significant investments, a $9 million opposition effort from AIPAC put Bush's campaign on the outer fringe and contributed to her primary defeat.

A representative from Fairshake explained that this is part of a greater trend and continued:

"We are seeing a broad bipartisan consensus behind ‘crypto and blockchain as a critical component of the future economy. More than 52 million Americans own crypto with the sector responsible for tens of thousands of jobs across the country."

The influence spills over into the crypto space, with presidential campaigns in the name of persons like Donald Trump—continual appraisal for crypto-friendly individuals.
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