Crypto Policy Watch: What 2026 US Midterm Elections Could Mean

US voters head to the polls Tuesday in midterm elections that could redraw control of Congress and influence the direction of cryptocurrency policy. The stakes for digital-asset regulation are high: lawmakers’ committee leadership and the prospects for stalled bills affecting market oversight may hinge on the outcome. Crypto industry groups have spent heavily this cycle—about $176 million across more than 100 races , according to a Reuters report dated Oct. 27. Coinbase , Ripple and Andreessen Horowitz are among the major backers of Fairshake, a political network that has become one of the best-known vehicles for crypto political spending.