Fairshake to spend $1.5 million to unseat U.S. Rep. Al Green in primary

JH Kim

Summary

Crypto-industry super PAC Fairshake said it plans to spend $1.5 million to defeat U.S. Rep. Al Green in a primary.
Al Green is an anti-crypto figure who has received an F rating from Stand With Crypto.
His primary challenger, Christian Menefee, received an A rating, and crypto-industry money is being injected directly into the primary contest.

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Fairshake, a crypto-asset industry super PAC, plans to spend $1.5 million to defeat U.S. Rep. Al Green in a primary.

According to crypto-focused outlet CoinDesk on the 12th (local time), Green is a prominent anti-crypto figure and has received an F rating from the crypto advocacy group Stand With Crypto. The group assigns ratings by assessing politicians’ positions on crypto policy.

Green’s primary challenger is Christian Menefee, who received an A rating from Stand With Crypto. With crypto-industry money being injected directly into the primary contest, the political battle over related policy appears to be intensifying.