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Crypto's Most Powerful PAC Sends a Warning to Politicians: Resistance Is Futile

Crypto PAC’s Texas flex shows how digital-asset money is reshaping primaries

A crypto-backed PAC claimed victory in a Texas Democratic runoff as proof that opposition to the industry now carries electoral risk for incumbents.

Key Takeaways

Fairshake said Al Green’s loss shows anti-crypto positions can be politically costly.
Crypto-aligned PACs spent millions backing Christian Menefee in the runoff.

DT Editorial Team·May 28, 2026·via gizmodo.com

DOJ admits it was already analyzing voter roll data after telling a judge otherwise

A Justice Department lawyer told a federal judge the agency had not yet used nonpublic voter data collected from states, then later corrected the record and acknowledged analysis had begun.

Key Takeaways

A DOJ lawyer told a judge the agency had not used the voter-roll data it collected from states.
A later court filing corrected that statement and said preliminary internal analysis had already begun.

DT Editorial Team·Apr 6, 2026·via wired.com