Fairshake is a political action committee funded by the cryptocurrency industry that supports candidates in the 2024 American elections.[1][2][3][4] Major contributors include Coinbase, Ripple, and Andreessen Horowitz.[5]
The Hill reported that more than $10 million of the super PAC's spending went toward opposing the California Democratic Senate primary bid of Katie Porter, who lost in the March 2024 primary.[6]
As of June 2024, CNBC reported that Fairshake had backed the winning candidate in 33 of the 35 House and Senate primary races it had entered.[7]
References
edit- ^ Huang, Vicky Ge (2024-05-29). "Ripple Donates Another $25 Million to Crypto Super PAC Fairshake". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
- ^ Beckett, Lois (2024-03-01). "Crypto Super Pac spends $10m on Katie Porter attack ads in California race". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2024-06-01. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
- ^ Goldmacher, Shane (February 13, 2024). "Crypto PAC Jumps Into Senate Race, Opposing Katie Porter in California". The New York Times. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
- ^ Goldmacher, Shane (March 8, 2024). "Crypto Super PAC to Target Races in Ohio and Montana That Could Swing the Senate". The New York Times. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
- ^ Rowe, Niamh (2024-06-03). "Coinbase donates $25 million to super PAC Fairshake days after Biden vetoes crypto custody bill". Fortune. Archived from the original on 2024-06-12. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
- ^ Giorno, Taylor (29 May 2024). "Ripple pumps additional $25 million into pro-crypto super PAC". The Hill.
- ^ Wilkins, Emily (26 June 2024). "Crypto industry super PAC is 33-2 in primaries, with $100 million for House, Senate races". CNBC.
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