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Crypto PAC's $5.5 million Congress pick gets Maryland win, more crypto allies advance (opens original article in a new tab)

TL;DR

A Maryland congressional candidate received over $5 million in crypto industry support, with the industry backing multiple pro-crypto candidates in recent primaries.

  • Adrian Boafo, a Maryland Democratic state delegate, won his party's nomination for a U.S. House seat with over $5 million in crypto industry support.
  • Fairshake, a crypto political action committee, spent $5.5 million on Boafo's campaign and supported other pro-crypto candidates in Maryland, Utah, and New York.
  • Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen criticized the large special-interest contributions to Boafo's campaign.

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