FEC Filing Outage Could Delay Crypto PAC Spending Disclosures

The Federal Election Commission’s (FEC) electronic filing outage could delay disclosure of crypto-aligned political spending in the final days before the 2026 midterms. Super PACs must report certain expenditures of $1,000 or more within 24 hours of using the funds. The FEC reported an electronic filing system outage Tuesday, Oct. 27, at 3:48 p.m. ET (19:48 UTC). IT staff were working to restore service. Campaign-finance records already on the commission’s website remained available, but the outage could delay disclosure of new spending.