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Crypto’s Super PACs Just Went 11-for-11 in Primary Season

By Isaac • June 3, 2026 9:34 pm • Comments

Crypto’s political operation had a clean night on Tuesday. Every single candidate it backed advanced or won.

CoinDesk reported that super PACs aligned with Fairshake went 11-for-11 in this week’s primaries, across races in California, New Jersey and South Dakota.

The streak came one week after crypto-backed groups spent more than $9 million in Texas, per CoinDesk. The money keeps moving, and so far the wins keep coming.

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The headline here is the bipartisan spread. These were not all Republicans.

The winners included California Democrats Zoe Lofgren, Ted Lieu, Dave Min, Lou Correa and George Whitesides, along with New Jersey Democrat Rob Menendez and South Dakota Republican Mike Rounds.

CoinDesk reported the roster backed supporters of the Clarity Act, the GENIUS Act and blockchain developer protections, plus candidates who signed Stand With Crypto pledges.

That is the strategy. Build a coalition that survives whichever party controls the next Congress.

CoinDesk framed it this way:

Crypto-backed super PACs aligned with Fairshake saw all 11 of their endorsed candidates advance or win in Tuesday’s primaries, extending the industry’s recent electoral winning streak. The victories, spanning key races in California, New Jersey and South Dakota, highlight a strategy focused on cultivating new Democratic allies alongside some Republicans rather than relying solely on established crypto champions.

Coming on the heels of multimillion-dollar wins in Texas and amid uncertainty over which party will control Congress, crypto groups are pursuing a bipartisan approach to preserve influence regardless of November’s outcome.

The results spanned nine California congressional races, New Jersey’s 8th District, and South Dakota’s Senate primary. The roster included supporters of the Clarity Act, the GENIUS Act and blockchain developer protections, as well as candidates who signed pro-crypto pledges through Stand With Crypto.

Among the winners were California Democrats Zoe Lofgren, Ted Lieu, Dave Min, Lou Correa, and George Whitesides, along with New Jersey Democrat Rob Menendez as well as South Dakota Republican Mike Rounds.

The industry spent years getting outmaneuvered in Washington by regulators who treated every token as a lawsuit waiting to happen. That posture is gone.

Now the spending is targeted and the message is consistent. Clear rules, consumer protection, and a refusal to let the old enforcement-by-ambush approach come back.

The election wins matter because the legislative window is narrow. The Clarity Act is fighting for Senate floor time against reconciliation and other priorities.

Senator Cynthia Lummis put the urgency plainly this week, warning that every week without the Clarity Act is a week another country writes the rules America should be writing.

Pro-crypto groups are pushing the same point and aiming it at the finish line.

The goal is to get the Clarity Act to President Trump’s desk before big banks have a chance to soften it.

Crypto prices have been soft, and that usually drains attention from policy fights. This time the political machine is running regardless of the chart.

An industry that can win in both California and South Dakota in the same week is an industry that lawmakers have to take seriously.

The primaries were the easy part. Turning eleven wins into signed legislation is the work that counts.

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