Election 2026

Election 2026

Policy

Signs of life?: State of Crypto

Several sources told CoinDesk that a new draft of the Clarity Act may drop this week, but challenges remain.

U.S. Capitol Building (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

Crypto PAC's $5.5 million Congress pick gets Maryland win, more crypto allies advance

The Fairshake super PAC supported Adrian Boafo in Maryland, plus other candidates in Maryland, New York and Utah as each ran its primary elections.

Maryland congressional candidate Adrian Boafo, left, (The Washington Post)

Policy

Crypto PAC's $12 million Senate candidate, Barry Moore, wins Alabama GOP primary

The Trump loyalist drew more crypto dollars than any candidate so far in this year's midterms, and the result marks a big win for the industry's political arm.

Alabama Senate candidate Barry Moore (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Policy

New DeFi entrant widens field of crypto political campaign funds as elections loom

The Defend Developers PAC is aiming to contribute to lawmakers who seek to shield crypto developers from legal vulnerabilities.

political action committees (PACs) (illustration by Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

News Analysis

The crypto industry’s massive political war chest is starting to lean Republican ahead of midterms

As crypto world notches political wins in Texas and beyond, some of its emerging political action committees ditch bipartisan approach for a Republican focus.

political action committees (PACs) (illustration by Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

Crypto campaign cash from Fairshake flooded Southern primaries, picked winners

The leading industry super PAC claimed a "6-0 sweep" in the primaries in Kentucky, Alabama and Georgia, though one big race awaits a runoff.

U.S. Senate candidate Andy Barr

Policy

Crypto is at bottom of U.S. voters' priorities heading into elections, CoinDesk survey shows

Americans had a generally unfavorable view of cryptocurrencies, the survey of 1,000 randomly selected registered voters found.

CoinDesk

Policy

Americans still prefer banks over crypto for financial access, CoinDesk's survey shows

New polling of voters suggests they aren't yet warming much to crypto, tending to see it as a negative force in the economy, and they have similar distrust of AI.

(Michael Nagle/Getty Images)

Policy

U.S. voters don't trust Trump administration to oversee crypto sector, CoinDesk poll finds

The new poll suggests the vast majority of people think that government officials should keep their own financial interests separate from the industry.

U.S. President Donald Trump (Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images)

Policy

Solana Policy Institute-backed PAC spends millions to jam Sherrod Brown's Senate run

The Sentinel Action Fund is supporting Republican John Husted in that race, with funding from the Solana network's advocacy group and Multicoin Capital.

Former Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio (Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)