Christian Meneffe defeats Al Green to gain support from the cryptocurrency industry

According to reports, on May 27th, in the Democratic primary election for the 18th congressional district of Texas, pro crypto Congressman Christian Meneffe defeated Al Green, who had served as a senator for over 20 years. Protect Progress, a subsidiary of Fairshake, the super political action committee in the cryptocurrency industry, has invested approximately $2 million to support Menebee and oppose Green, who criticizes the cryptocurrency industry. Public information shows that Menebee supports blockchain technology and has received an "A" rating from Stand With Crypto; Green once opposed the GENIUS stablecoin bill and rated it as "F". Fairshake and its affiliated organizations have raised over $395 million during the 2024 and 2026 election cycles, with funding from Coinbase, Ripple, and Andreessen Horowitz.