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Cryptocurrency organizations have poured more than $200 million into the current election cycle, forming what Public Citizen described as the largest collection of single issue super PACs in United States history. Their federal corporate political spending has surpassed spending by online betting and data center development groups.

The industry is seeking another powerful showing after super PACs spent $250 million during the 2024 election cycle to elect lawmakers supportive of crypto and reshape Congress. This time, the money is flowing into congressional contests across the country.

Fairshake and its affiliated super PACs are supporting 33 House candidates viewed as important allies of the industry’s priorities. That group includes 19 Republicans and 14 Democrats, giving the spending operation reach across both parties.

The network is prioritizing six House incumbents with at least $1 million each. Republicans include Bryan Steil of Wisconsin, French Hill of Arkansas, and Bill Huizenga of Michigan, while Democrats include Janelle Bynum of Oregon, Derek Tran of California, and Steven Horsford of Nevada.

Steil chairs a digital assets subcommittee in the House. Hill and Huizenga serve as chair and vice chair, respectively, of the House Financial Services Committee.

Coinbase Global has helped fuel Fairshake’s spending. OpenSecrets reported that Coinbase contributed $79 million to federal races during the 2024 election cycle, including a $1 million personal contribution from CEO Brian Armstrong to Fairshake in 2023.

Coinbase donated another $25 million to Fairshake’s midterm operation in 2025, according to the super PAC. Coinbase Vice Chairman Ryan VanGrack said, “The ultimate goal is to make sure that we bring our 20th century financial system into the 21st century.”

The spending surge comes as the industry faces resistance in Congress over major digital asset legislation. The bipartisan Clarity Act stalled in the Senate in September after Democrats argued that it did not sufficiently prevent top government officials from profiting from crypto ventures.

That ethics fight is unfolding amid widespread voter distrust. A Gallup poll released in September found that a record 89% of United States adults believe government corruption is widespread.

Economic pessimism may also complicate the industry’s legislative campaign. The latest CNBC All America Economic Survey found that only 20% of respondents rated the economy as excellent or good, down from 27% in July.

“Overwhelmingly, the issue right now is the affordability crisis,” said Horsford, one of the three Democratic candidates receiving more than $1 million from Fairshake. Horsford introduced bipartisan legislation in May to modernize federal tax laws governing digital assets.

The Ohio Senate race has become a major focus for the industry. Democratic nominee and former Senator Sherrod Brown, a longtime crypto critic, is challenging Republican Jon Husted, who supports crypto and currently holds the seat.

Fairshake spent about $40 million to defeat Brown in 2024, when he chaired the Senate Banking Committee, promoted tougher crypto regulation, and stalled a House passed market structure bill. The super PAC told CNBC that it has already spent $55 million opposing Brown during this election cycle.

A Marist poll conducted from Oct. 15 through Oct. 18 showed Brown leading Husted by four points among likely voters statewide. That advantage remained within the poll’s 4.5% margin of error.

Stand With Crypto, an advocacy group launched by Coinbase in 2023, has endorsed 45 candidates during this election cycle, including 42 House candidates and three Senate candidates. Executive director Mason Lynaugh said legislative records are one reason the organization endorses candidates.

Ripple is also spending heavily after contributing $63.65 million to federal efforts in the last election, according to OpenSecrets. Fairshake said Ripple donated $25 million in 2025, continuing the industry’s broad effort to shape the political environment surrounding digital assets.

Ripple chief legal officer Stu Alderoty described the industry’s previous spending as successful. “I think compared to where the industry was two years ago to where the industry is today, yes, I would say that that is a very good return.”

Alderoty cited the GENIUS Act, which created the first federal framework for stablecoins pegged to the dollar. President Trump signed the measure into law in July 2025, making it the first standalone crypto legislation in the United States.

He also pointed to clearer rules from the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures and Trading Commission. Ripple received final approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency this week to charter Ripple National Trust Bank as a federally supervised national trust bank.

Those agency guidelines are not intended to replace legislation from Congress, and the opportunity to pass new crypto laws may be narrowing. If the Clarity Act does not advance before year end, Congress must begin again with a new digital asset market structure bill.

Former New York governor Andrew Cuomo, now an OKX board member, said legislation would become unlikely if Congress changes hands in January. Horsford likewise said every stakeholder must remain involved and continue explaining why legislation is necessary.

VanGrack predicted that regulatory clarity would continue regardless of which candidates win. Crypto super PACs are betting that more than $200 million in political spending can help determine which lawmakers will control the next phase of that debate.

DISCLAIMER: GoldInvestors.news is not a registered investment, legal or tax advisor or broker/dealer. All investment/financial opinions expressed by GoldInvestors.news are from the personal research and experience of the owner of the site and are intended as educational material. Although best efforts are made to ensure that all information is accurate and up to date, occasionally unintended errors and misprints may occur.