Fairshake PAC
Crypto-industry friendly candidates
The operation.
Fairshake is the umbrella super PAC for the cryptocurrency industry, funded primarily by Coinbase, Ripple, and Andreessen Horowitz. Founded in 2023, it became the highest-spending corporate super PAC of the 2024 cycle with more than $200 million committed to defeat crypto-skeptical incumbents and elect crypto-friendly candidates of both parties. Its largest single target was Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), chair of the Senate Banking Committee.
Major donors.
Notable races.
Sources.
Questions about Fairshake PAC.
What is Fairshake PAC?
Fairshake is a federal super PAC launched in 2023 by the major US cryptocurrency companies — Coinbase, Ripple, and venture firm Andreessen Horowitz — to spend in federal elections in support of candidates who back industry-friendly crypto regulation. It became the single largest corporate-funded super PAC of the 2024 cycle.
How much has Fairshake spent?
Fairshake and its affiliated PACs (Defend American Jobs, Protect Progress) committed more than $200 million for the 2024 cycle, with similar firepower projected for 2026. Its largest single target was the defeat of Sen. Sherrod Brown in Ohio, where it spent more than $40 million in independent expenditures.
Is Fairshake bipartisan?
Yes — formally. Fairshake spends in both Democratic and Republican primaries and general elections, sorting candidates by their crypto positions rather than party. In practice its 2024 spending leaned slightly Republican, mirroring the partisan split on crypto regulation.