The US midterm elections have shown that the millions put into play by crypto super PACs do not necessarily move the needle in important states; Democrats have clung to power in the face of well-funded opposition. An outcome no one saw coming, and one that may alter the course of crypto regulation in this country.<\/p>\n
Take Ohio for instance: with more than $63 million from entities such as FairShake and the Winklevoss Digital Freedom Fund at their disposal, these super PACs could not dislodge Senator Sherrod Brown, who has been an outspoken critic of crypto. The Coin Bureau says the same was true in Illinois where, come election day, Juliana Stratton put down any challenge to her reelection. In effect, there is a chasm between what the industry is willing to spend and the political sway it wields in the battlegrounds.<\/p>\n
Pro-crypto Republicans have put up some numbers, but even they were not able to turn the tide in all high-profile contests. Andy Barr held on in Kentucky with the backing of $7 million plus, and Harriet Hageman was victorious in Wyoming. Then there is Texas, where James Talarico, a Democrat who once put his name behind a state Bitcoin reserve, made short work of Republican Ken Paxton. As the host of the Coin Bureau puts it, voters did not make crypto a deciding issue and the wins went to both sides of the aisle.<\/p>\n
Now that the Democrats are in charge of the principal financial committees, bills of consequence like the Clarity or Genius Act, which would restructure the federal market, are in abeyance. For the time being, the SEC and CFTC will continue to call the shots on crypto regulation. The Coin Bureau sees this as a development that will leave the markets in something of a gray area and impede any legislative clarity.<\/p>\n
Lawmakers have other matters to occupy them, not least Donald Trump\u2019s memecoin endeavors. The midterms, in the telling of the Coin Bureau, make plain that crypto lobbying has not yet had much of an impact on US policymaking. But as politics change, the sector can expect to be watched closely.<\/p>\n
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