Crypto builds 2026 war chest to protect foothold in Congress

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The cryptocurrency industry is preparing to spend big next year to protect the gains it made in November 2024, when it deployed tens of millions in campaign cash to cement a favorable regulatory environment in Washington.

President Donald Trump not only won a second term in 2024, promising to make the United States the “crypto capital of the planet,” but allied super PACs also succeeded in electing lawmakers in battlegrounds from Michigan to California.

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