Delmore maps crypto PAC money for 2026 midterms
Breadcrumbs analyst James Delmore presented a live breakdown of crypto PAC spending at the Consensus Miami 2026 Policy Summit on Thursday.James Delmore of Breadcrumbs laid out how much money crypto industry groups have committed to the 2026 midterm elections at the Consensus Miami Policy Summit.The crypto industry has committed over $288 million to the 2026 cycle, more than double the $130 million spent during the entire 2024 election.Fairshake and its affiliated PACs hold approximately $221 million in unspent funds, positioning crypto as a top-five PAC force in the country. James Delmore, a research analyst at Breadcrumbs who has tracked crypto industry political spending since the 2024 cycle, took the Consensus Miami 2026 Policy Summit stage on Thursday to lay out where the money is going heading into November. The session arrived as the crypto industry sits on more political capital, literally, than at any previous point in its history. The industry has committed over $288 million to the 2026 midterm cycle, according to available FEC data, more than double the roughly $130 million spent across the entire 2024 election. Fairshake, the industrys flagship super PAC backed by Coinbase, Ripple, and Andreessen Horowitz, holds approximately $221 million in unspent funds, making it the fifth