Meneffe, a pro crypto candidate in the United States, defeats long-time anti crypto lawmakers, and Fairshake once again verifies election influence BlockBeats News: On May 27th, the Democratic primary results for Texas' 18th congressional district were announced. Pro crypto Democratic Congressman Christian Meneffe defeated Al Green, who has been re elected for over 20 years and has long held an anti crypto stance, becoming one of the representative cases of US crypto political forces intervening in the election. According to reports, Meneffe has long publicly supported blockchain technology, believing that it can enhance transparency and efficiency in the financial system and supply chain sectors, and has received an "A" rating from the crypto advocacy group Stand with Crypto. In contrast, Green has publicly criticized the cryptocurrency industry multiple times, believing that digital assets may threaten the global position and national security of the US dollar, and has voted against the GENIUS stablecoin bill and CLARITY bill, with a rating of "F". Behind this election, the encryption super political action committee Fairshake and its affiliated organization Protect Progress invested millions of dollars to support Meneffe and launched reverse propaganda against Green. A spokesperson for Fairshake stated that this result means that the anti encryption stance is starting to incur actual political costs, and will continue to support more friendly candidates in the future. Public data shows that Fairshake and its affiliated committees have raised over $395 million in total during the 2024-2026 election cycle, primarily from institutions such as Coinbase, Ripple, and Andreessen Horowitz. Overall, the US cryptocurrency industry is further strengthening its influence at the policy and election levels. [Original link]