{"id":65,"date":"2026-05-27T22:16:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T22:16:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/longhaulmovingpros.com\/?p=65"},"modified":"2026-05-27T22:16:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T22:16:29","slug":"cryptos-most-powerful-pac-sends-a-warning-to-politicians-resistance-is-futile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/longhaulmovingpros.com\/?p=65","title":{"rendered":"Crypto\u2019s Most Powerful PAC Sends a Warning to Politicians: Resistance Is Futile"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span>Congressman Al Green, the incumbent representative for the 18th Congressional District in Texas, lost to fellow House Representative Christian Menefee in a runoff election in the Democratic primary for a seat in Congress on Tuesday, and one crypto-focused political action committee (PAC) announced that the loss should be taken as a warning shot to future candidates. Fairshake and other crypto-related PACs dumped millions of dollars into the primary election to oust Green, who has held a seat in Congress for twenty years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/longhaulmovingpros.com\/?p=63\">Sam Altman Would Like the Record to Show AI Will Not Take Your Job (Despite Everything He\u2019s Said Previously)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>The contest played out across multiple stages following Republican-led redistricting that effectively merged elements of two Houston-area congressional districts into one. The redraw consolidated portions of both incumbents\u2019 districts into a newly drawn 18th, forcing the two Democratic incumbents to compete against each other. In the March primary, both Menefee and Green advanced as the top two finishers but fell short of a majority, forcing the runoff, which Menefee won <\/span><span>with nearly 70% of the vote<\/span><span>. The victory in the safely Democratic district means Menefee is heavily favored in the November general election.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Fairshake and its affiliated group Protect Progress poured millions into backing Menefee, with <\/span><i><span>The Texas Tribune<\/span><\/i> <span>reporting<\/span><span> more than $4 million in outside spending from one crypto super PAC alone, the <\/span><span>Fairshake-affiliated<\/span><span> Protect Progress. <\/span><span>According to <\/span><i><span>The Block<\/span><\/i><span>, Green earned an F rating from the industry-aligned Stand with Crypto group after voting against both the GENIUS stablecoin legislation and the Clarity Act. Green had also publicly warned that digital assets could undermine the dollar\u2019s global dominance and pose risks to national security. In contrast, Menefee received an A rating from the same group and has spoken positively about blockchain\u2019s potential to improve trust, transparency, and efficiency in finance and supply chains.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Once the results became clear, <\/span><span>Fairshake released a confrontational statement<\/span>:<span>\u00a0\u201cRep. Green\u2019s defeat proves that anti-crypto hostility carries real electoral consequences, making him the first Democratic incumbent this cycle to lose his seat. Fairshake was the difference-maker in this race, and we will continue to aggressively back leaders like Rep. Menefee across the country.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>The crypto lobby has been credited with giving a massive boost to Donald Trump during the 2024 presidential election following a speech he gave at the 2024 Bitcoin conference in Nashville, Tennessee, where he made several positive statements regarding bitcoin and crypto, including a stated desire to <\/span><span>establish a strategic bitcoin reserve<\/span><span>. Industry-backed super PACs, including Fairshake, Protect Progress, and Defend American Jobs, spent more than $133 million across federal races that cycle, <\/span><span>according to <\/span><i><span>OpenSecrets<\/span><\/i><span>. Major donors included Coinbase, Ripple, Jump Crypto, and Andreessen Horowitz.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/longhaulmovingpros.com\/?p=61\">With the Flames of Hell Licking at His Feet, JD Vance Ponders the Future of AI<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>A recent <\/span><i><span>New York Times<\/span><\/i><span> report<\/span><span> has pointed to similar concerns around the money involved in the CFTC\u2019s strong stance regarding federal authority over the emerging prediction markets and crypto industries. Among the claims, the report alleges that senior CFTC officials under then-acting chair Caroline Pham helped clear regulatory hurdles for several firms tied to Trump family business interests.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>The Trump family\u2019s involvement in the crypto industry more generally has also been heavily criticized for \u201c<\/span><span>unprecedented corruption<\/span><span>.\u201d Duke University lecturing fellow Lee Reiners recently <\/span><span>indicated<\/span><span> that the Trump-linked World Liberty Financial stands to benefit tremendously from the Clarity Act, which is currently making its way through the Senate. Reiners, a former bank examiner, analyzed World Liberty Financial\u2019s WLFI token and concluded it functions as an unregistered security under the Howey test due to its structure, profit expectations, and centralized control. If passed as written, the legislation would likely reclassify those tokens as network commodities, moving them outside much of the securities-law framework for disclosures and antifraud enforcement. Critics say that would benefit the Trump family\u2019s crypto interests and deepen concerns about self-dealing and conflicts of interest during the president\u2019s second term.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Clarity Act is intended to clarify how the crypto industry will be regulated in the United States. The specifics of the legislation are still being worked out after <\/span><span>intense debate<\/span><span> between crypto and banking interests in the U.S. Notably, <\/span><span>Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong threw his weight around<\/span><span> back in March by indicating a previous draft of the bill would be worse than having no bill at all. He cited provisions that would amount to a de facto ban on tokenized equities and impose overly broad restrictions on decentralized finance. Coinbase is a massive contributor to the aforementioned crypto PACs, having given more than $75 million to Fairshake and its affiliates during the 2024 cycle and committing an additional $25 million for the 2026 midterms, <\/span><span>according to <\/span><i><span>CNBC<\/span><\/i><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Although the crypto industry has spent massively on political campaigns over the past few years and they were successful in this most recent runoff election in Texas, the Clarity Act is still not a slam dunk, as <\/span><span>Democrats (and some Republicans) are pushing for ethics language<\/span><span> to prevent the sort of corrupt profiteering by lawmakers that Trump has been alleged to have conducted.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/longhaulmovingpros.com\/?p=59\">Valve\u2019s Massive Price Hikes Just Ruined the Steam Deck<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Rep. 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