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Crypto PACs pour $1.5M into state-level races after primary setback

8/7/2026

After a primary defeat recalibrated the industry's expectations around electoral influence, digital-asset political action committees are directing capital into state contests ahead of Aug.

The Defend American Jobs and Protect Progress PACs reported spending more than $1.5 million on media across four House and Senate races, a commitment that reflects the sector's ongoing push to shape the legislative environment at every level of government.

Targeted media buys across four contests The two PACs focused their disclosed outlays on media rather than broader campaign infrastructure.

Spread across four House and Senate contests, the combined figure of more than $1.5 million averages to a meaningful but not dominant buy in each race.

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