Why the crypto industry is spending big to stop Sherrod Brown from returning to the Senate

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The cryptocurrency industry has spent more on Ohio’s Senate election than any other in the nation, pouring tens of millions of dollars into an effort to prevent former Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown from coming back to office.

The crypto sector’s opposition to Brown stems from his time as chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, where he was seen as an opponent of the nascent industry.

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