# Crypto industry spends over $200 million on 2026 midterms to push Congress for favorable rules

https://mins.news/en/item/123701

- CNBC, 2026-10-31 13:04 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/31/crypto-industry-spends-more-than-200-million-to-sway-the-midterms.html

> Cryptocurrency-linked interest groups are spending millions of dollars to influence the midterm elections and press Congress for favorable rules. They had mixed results in 2024.

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