Crypto-backed candidates win key Texas primary runoffs

Crypto's $9M Texas Political Takeover Explained The post Crypto’s $9M Texas Power Grab: How Fairshake Bought a State appeared first on 99Bitcoins.

Christian Menefee defeats Al Green in Texas runoff after Fairshake-backed crypto PAC spending, giving pro-crypto forces a key House win.

Bets on the Texas Republican Senate primary runoff topped $16 million in total volume on prediction platform Kalshi, which gave crypto-backed candidate Ken Paxton a 96% chance of defeating incumbent John Cornyn heading into Tuesday’s vote. Related Reading: Crypto Founder Takes Seat On SpaceX Journey To Mars The Kalshi platform had consistently favored the Democratic […]

A crypto PAC affiliated with Fairshake has poured $5 million into a Texas congressional runoff ahead of Tuesday’s vote. Protect Progress, an affiliate of the crypto-backed Fairshake PAC, spent $5 million supporting Democratic challenger Christian Menefee in Tuesday’s Texas 18th…

Chris Larsen’s XRP wallets have resumed on-chain activity ahead of Tuesday’s Texas primary runoff. Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen’s associated wallets have resumed on-chain activity, according to blockchain data, ahead of Tuesday’s Texas Democratic primary runoff. The reactivation draws immediate attention…

Moomoo crypto is now live in Texas, giving investors access to 52 cryptocurrencies with zero commission trading. Moomoo announced the expansion of its cryptocurrency trading services to Texas on May 22, alongside the launch of its Direct Crypto Deposit and…

The crypto-aligned Protect Progress PAC reported spending another $750,000 on media for a Democratic candidate over Representative Al Green, whom it described as “actively hostile” to digital assets.

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