If you follow the money in Congress, you might be surprised to find cryptocurrency on the other side.

After several recent wins, the crypto-backed super PAC Fairshake started 2026 with more than $193 million on hand to influence elections across the country. The crypto bros are using their war chest to fund candidates who are willing to work with the industry – and targeting those who are critical of it.

Their first big foray into the 2026 cycle is a pledge to spend $1.5 million against Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, in the primary election March 3. He previously expressed concerns about cryptocurrency.

“They’re going to do whatever they can to maintain their dominance that they have with some members of Congress, but not with me,” Green said in a Facebook video following Fairshake’s investment commitment.

Meanwhile, the crypto super PAC is spending $5 million to support Rep. Barry Moore, R-Alabama, in his run for the U.S. Senate.

“Crypto is not a fad,” Moore said in a December X post. “It is part of our future.”

It’s concerning – albeit fully legal – that Fairshake and other pro-crypto PACs are able to spend millions of dollars on elections across the country. By putting more pro-crypto politicians in Congress, we are running the risk of even less regulation,........

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