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Crypto PAC Backs Alabama Senate Candidate to Victory
A cryptocurrency industry-funded political action committee spent over $12 million to help elect Barry Moore to the Alabama Republican Senate primary and runoff.
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- Cointelegraph6/17/2026, 8:51:29 PMCrypto-backed GOP candidate wins Alabama Senate runoff with June primaries looming
A Republican candidate backed by a crypto industry-funded PAC won the Alabama Senate runoff, with the PAC describing it as its "biggest spend of the cycle." The result highlights growing crypto-sector involvement in U.S. electoral politics ahead of additional state primaries scheduled for next week. No specific publicly traded company is named as the backer.
Sentiment 0.20Sim 92% - CoinDesk6/17/2026, 5:38:27 AMCrypto PAC's $12 million Senate candidate, Barry Moore, wins Alabama GOP primary
Barry Moore, backed by $12 million in crypto PAC funding, won the Alabama Republican Senate primary. The result is seen as a win for the crypto industry's political influence campaign ahead of the general election. No specific publicly traded company is named in the article.
Sentiment 0.20Sim 95% - Cointelegraph6/16/2026, 7:45:47 PMCrypto PAC has $12M stake in Senate primary runoff as Alabama voters head to polls
A crypto-backed political action committee, Defend American Jobs, has spent approximately $12.1 million total — $7.4 million ahead of the May 20 Alabama Republican primary and $4.7 million before Tuesday's runoff — to support Senate candidate Barry Moore. The spending reflects the crypto industry's continued effort to influence U.S. legislative races. No publicly traded companies are directly named in the article.
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