PANews reported on March 10th, citing Cointelegraph, that Fairshake, a political action committee backed by crypto companies such as Ripple Labs and Coinbase, has spent approximately $8.6 million in Illinois congressional elections. According to documents filed with the Federal Election Commission, the committee spent over $5.5 million opposing Illinois Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton, who is running for Senate, and approximately $1.8 million opposing State Representative La Shawn Ford, who is running for Congress. The affiliated organization Protect Progress invested approximately $174,000 in support of Nikki Budzinski and Robin Kelly. Fairshake currently has $193 million in funding and has stated explicitly that it will "oppose anti-crypto politicians and support pro-crypto leaders" in the 2026 elections.