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Fairshake
FL
Tracked direct receipts exceed tracked direct giving by
$89,760,232
The primary crypto industry super PAC, funded principally by Coinbase, Ripple, and Andreessen Horowitz. Active in the 2024 federal cycle.
crypto
IE spent supporting candidates
$51,346,120
IE spent opposing candidates
$14,679,782
Connections
48
Coalition view
Fairshake operates as part of a multi-committee coalition with Protect Progress and Defend American Jobs. Combined tracked totals across all coalition members below give the figure most public sources quote (Sludge, JNS, OpenSecrets).
Combined direct giving + IE support
$233,925,759
Combined tracked receipts
$199,105,228
Of which IE support
$147,640,759
Spent against candidates (IE oppose)
$16,448,950
The Money Trail
How money flowed from Fairshake
$22.0M
15 transactions across 8 counterparties
sum of 15 tracked donations shown
Fairshake spent $4.0M supporting Patrick Ryan across 2 contributions between September 2024 and September 2024. Patrick Ryan voted YES on CLARITY Act, Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, which Fairshake advocates for.
Sep 2024 – Sep 2024independent expenditure→ CLARITY Act, Digital Asset Market Clarity Act consistent with donor position; gift preceded the vote
Fairshake spent $3.7M supporting Young Kim across 2 contributions. Young Kim voted YES on CLARITY Act, Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, which Fairshake advocates for.
Oct 2024independent expenditure→ CLARITY Act, Digital Asset Market Clarity Act consistent with donor position; gift preceded the vote
Fairshake spent $3.5M supporting Steven Horsford across 2 contributions. Steven Horsford voted YES on CLARITY Act, Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, which Fairshake advocates for.
Sep 2024independent expenditure→ CLARITY Act, Digital Asset Market Clarity Act consistent with donor position; gift preceded the vote
Fairshake spent $3.2M supporting Juan Ciscomani across 2 contributions. Juan Ciscomani voted YES on CLARITY Act, Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, which Fairshake advocates for.
Oct 2024independent expenditure→ CLARITY Act, Digital Asset Market Clarity Act consistent with donor position; gift preceded the vote
Fairshake spent $2.6M supporting David G. Valadao across 2 contributions. David G. Valadao voted YES on CLARITY Act, Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, which Fairshake advocates for.
Sep 2024independent expenditure→ CLARITY Act, Digital Asset Market Clarity Act consistent with donor position; gift preceded the vote
Fairshake also gave to 3 other entities totaling $5.0M.
$22.0M tracked across 8 counterparties (sum of 15 tracked donations shown)·1 policy outcome·15 consistent with donor position (gift before vote)
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Donations Given and Outside Spending
Largest 50 records. Rows badged “Spent to support” or “Spent to oppose” are independent expenditures this entity paid to vendors for or against the named candidate. That money was not given to them.
| Recipient | Amount | Date | Cycle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Defend American Jobs | $20,000,000 | Aug 8, 2024 | 2024 |
| Defend American Jobs | $15,000,000 | Sep 5, 2024 | 2024 |
| Katie PorterSpent to oppose | −$10,102,784 | Feb 23, 2024 | 2024 |
| Protect Progress | $10,000,000 | Aug 21, 2024 | 2024 |
| Protect Progress | $5,000,000 | Sep 12, 2024 | 2024 |
| Protect Progress | $5,000,000 | Feb 16, 2024 | 2024 |
| Defend American Jobs | $5,000,000 | May 8, 2024 | 2024 |
| Defend American Jobs | $5,000,000 | Feb 16, 2024 | 2024 |
| Protect Progress | $4,900,000 | Jun 3, 2024 | 2024 |
| Defend American Jobs | $4,900,000 | Jun 3, 2024 | 2024 |
| Protect Progress | $4,500,000 | Jul 15, 2024 | 2024 |
| Defend American Jobs | $4,500,000 | Jul 15, 2024 | 2024 |
| Michelle SteelSpent to support | $2,808,886 | Oct 1, 2024 | 2024 |
| Michelle SteelSpent to support | $2,780,309 | Oct 1, 2024 | 2024 |
| Yadira CaraveoSpent to support | $2,287,749 | Oct 22, 2024 | 2024 |
| Don Rep. DavisSpent to support | $2,180,851 | Aug 27, 2024 | 2024 |
| Jamaal BowmanSpent to oppose | −$2,088,144 | Jun 12, 2024 | 2024 |
| Patrick RyanSpent to support | $2,008,090 | Sep 25, 2024 | 2024 |
| Protect Progress | $2,000,000 | Oct 4, 2024 | 2024 |
| Patrick RyanSpent to support | $1,970,930 | Sep 18, 2024 | 2024 |
| Mary Sattler PeltolaSpent to support | $1,935,021 | Sep 18, 2024 | 2024 |
| Young KimSpent to support | $1,917,453 | Oct 9, 2024 | 2024 |
| Mary Sattler PeltolaSpent to support | $1,898,402 | Aug 27, 2024 | 2024 |
| Yadira CaraveoSpent to support | $1,855,964 | Aug 28, 2024 | 2024 |
| Steven HorsfordSpent to support | $1,831,117 | Sep 18, 2024 | 2024 |
| Young KimSpent to support | $1,800,309 | Oct 9, 2024 | 2024 |
| Steven HorsfordSpent to support | $1,709,305 | Sep 18, 2024 | 2024 |
| Juan CiscomaniSpent to support | $1,616,393 | Oct 1, 2024 | 2024 |
| Juan CiscomaniSpent to support | $1,599,948 | Oct 1, 2024 | 2024 |
| Lori Chavez-DeRemerSpent to support | $1,515,871 | Aug 27, 2024 | 2024 |
| Lori Chavez-DeRemerSpent to support | $1,500,449 | Aug 27, 2024 | 2024 |
| Cori BushSpent to oppose | −$1,409,274 | Jul 24, 2024 | 2024 |
| David G. ValadaoSpent to support | $1,307,609 | Sep 27, 2024 | 2024 |
| David G. ValadaoSpent to support | $1,294,306 | Sep 27, 2024 | 2024 |
| Donald G. DavisSpent to support | $1,148,423 | Aug 30, 2024 | 2024 |
| Sylvia R. GarciaSpent to support | $1,010,278 | Sep 27, 2024 | 2024 |
| Garcia, MikeSpent to support | $1,000,000 | Sep 27, 2024 | 2024 |
| Angie CraigSpent to support | $983,507 | Sep 25, 2024 | 2024 |
| Zachary NunnSpent to support | $971,806 | Aug 27, 2024 | 2024 |
| Angie CraigSpent to support | $953,820 | Sep 18, 2024 | 2024 |
| Zachary NunnSpent to support | $900,914 | Aug 27, 2024 | 2024 |
| Thomas R. SuozziSpent to support | $895,791 | Oct 8, 2024 | 2024 |
| Thomas R. SuozziSpent to support | $886,677 | Oct 8, 2024 | 2024 |
| Eric SorensenSpent to support | $825,568 | Sep 25, 2024 | 2024 |
| Monica De La CruzSpent to support | $809,137 | Oct 9, 2024 | 2024 |
| Monica De La CruzSpent to support | $800,905 | Oct 9, 2024 | 2024 |
| Eric SorensenSpent to support | $799,877 | Sep 18, 2024 | 2024 |
| Juliana StrattonSpent to oppose | −$778,237 | Mar 10, 2026 | 2024 |
| Bryan SteilSpent to support | $757,945 | Oct 9, 2024 | 2024 |
| Bryan SteilSpent to support | $750,234 | Oct 9, 2024 | 2024 |
Donations Received and Outside Spending
Largest 50 records. Badged rows are independent expenditures other groups paid to vendors for or against this entity. That money did not reach its committee.
| Donor | Amount | Date | Cycle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coinbase, Inc. | $24,999,995 | May 30, 2024 | 2024 |
| Coinbase, Inc. | $23,000,000 | Dec 20, 2024 | 2024 |
| Coinbase, Inc. | $15,500,000 | Dec 20, 2023 | 2024 |
| Marc Andreessen | $12,500,000 | May 30, 2024 | 2024 |
| HOROWITZ, BEN | $12,500,000 | May 30, 2024 | 2024 |
| HOROWITZ, BEN | $11,500,000 | Nov 6, 2024 | 2024 |
| Marc Andreessen | $11,500,000 | Nov 6, 2024 | 2024 |
| Jump Crypto | $10,000,000 | Dec 24, 2024 | 2024 |
| Jump Crypto | $10,000,000 | May 24, 2024 | 2024 |
| Marc Andreessen | $7,000,000 | Dec 13, 2023 | 2024 |
| HOROWITZ, BEN | $7,000,000 | Dec 13, 2023 | 2024 |
| Jump Crypto | $5,000,000 | Dec 13, 2023 | 2024 |
| Coinbase, Inc. | $5,000,000 | Nov 3, 2023 | 2024 |
| Marc Andreessen | $2,500,000 | Oct 23, 2023 | 2024 |
| HOROWITZ, BEN | $2,500,000 | Oct 23, 2023 | 2024 |
| Tyler Winklevoss | $2,450,000 | Jan 22, 2024 | 2024 |
| Cameron Winklevoss | $2,450,000 | Jan 22, 2024 | 2024 |
| Fred Wilson | $1,047,540 | Dec 19, 2023 | 2024 |
| Circle Internet Financial | $1,000,000 | Dec 19, 2023 | 2024 |
| Brian David Armstrong | $1,000,000 | Sep 15, 2023 | 2024 |
| Phil Potter | $997,971 | Jul 1, 2023 | 2024 |
| CONSENSYS SOFTWARE INC. | $800,000 | Sep 6, 2024 | 2024 |
| PAYWARD INC. | $750,000 | Jan 12, 2024 | 2024 |
| TARGETED PLATFORM MEDIA LLC | $600,000 | Mar 1, 2024 | 2024 |
| Electric Capital Partners | $500,000 | Jan 26, 2024 | 2024 |
| Paradigm Operations LP | $500,000 | Dec 12, 2023 | 2024 |
| Wences Casares | $250,000 | Sep 19, 2023 | 2024 |
| PAYWARD INC. | $250,000 | Mar 15, 2024 | 2024 |
| Avichal Garg | $250,000 | Jan 26, 2024 | 2024 |
| Fred Ehrsam | $250,000 | Dec 12, 2023 | 2024 |
| Curtis Spencer | $250,000 | Jan 26, 2024 | 2024 |
| Matt Huang | $250,000 | Dec 12, 2023 | 2024 |
| TARGETED PLATFORM MEDIA LLC | $237,073 | Sep 26, 2024 | 2024 |
| Multicoin Capital Gp | $200,000 | Dec 15, 2023 | 2024 |
| Lightspark | $200,000 | Dec 13, 2023 | 2024 |
| Ark Invest | $156,916 | Dec 12, 2023 | 2024 |
| Ark Invest | $156,916 | Dec 13, 2023 | 2024 |
| Cumberland Drw | $100,000 | Dec 14, 2023 | 2024 |
| Blockchain Capital | $100,000 | Jan 22, 2024 | 2024 |
| Donald Wilson | $100,000 | Dec 14, 2023 | 2024 |
| Tushar Jain | $100,000 | Dec 15, 2023 | 2024 |
| Pyahm Samani | $100,000 | Dec 15, 2023 | 2024 |
| Schoen Survey Research | $59,500 | Sep 26, 2024 | 2024 |
| Tyler Winkelvoss | $50,000 | Dec 21, 2023 | 2024 |
| Bradford Stephens | $50,000 | Jan 22, 2024 | 2024 |
| Cameron Winkelvoss | $50,000 | Dec 21, 2023 | 2024 |
| Bart Stephens | $50,000 | Jan 22, 2024 | 2024 |
| TARGETED PLATFORM MEDIA LLC | $47,864 | Jun 20, 2024 | 2024 |
| TARGETED PLATFORM MEDIA LLC | $30,375 | Jan 10, 2024 | 2024 |
| Action Factory | $25,000 | Jul 31, 2024 | 2024 |
Relationships
| Type | Connected To | Details | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advocated for | CLARITY Act, Digital Asset Market Clarity Act | Fairshake, funded by Coinbase, Ripple and Andreessen Horowitz, backed candidates who would advance the crypto legislative agenda that included this bill | Source |
| Advocated for | Ritchie Torres | Independent expenditures totaling $224,668.00 across 4 filings | Source |
| Advocated for | Dusty Johnson | Independent expenditures totaling $459,816.00 across 4 filings | Source |
| Opposed | Juliana Stratton | $15,406,382.44 in independent expenditures across 23 filings (2026-02-13 to 2026-03-10) | Source |
| Opposed | La Shawn Ford | $4,331,397.20 in independent expenditures across 31 filings (2026-02-13 to 2026-03-14) | Source |
| Opposed | Robert Peters | $1,634,132.24 in independent expenditures across 12 filings (2026-02-13 to 2026-02-27) | Source |
| Opposed | Cori Bush | Independent expenditures totaling $5,579,744.00 across 8 filings | Source |
| Advocated for | Eric Sorensen | Independent expenditures totaling $3,268,676.00 across 8 filings | Source |
| Advocated for | Juan Ciscomani | Independent expenditures totaling $6,399,792.00 across 4 filings | Source |
| Advocated for | Steven Horsford | Independent expenditures totaling $7,249,948.00 across 8 filings | Source |
| Advocated for | Zachary Nunn | Independent expenditures totaling $3,847,676.00 across 8 filings | Source |
| Advocated for | Lori Chavez-DeRemer | Independent expenditures totaling $6,001,794.40 across 4 filings | Source |
| Advocated for | Angie Craig | Independent expenditures totaling $3,894,004.00 across 8 filings | Source |
| Advocated for | Thomas R. Suozzi | Independent expenditures totaling $3,546,708.00 across 4 filings | Source |
| Advocated for | Michelle Steel | Independent expenditures totaling $11,121,236.00 across 4 filings | Source |
| Opposed | Katie Porter | Independent expenditures totaling $40,000,000.04 across 12 filings | Source |
| Advocated for | Bryan Steil | Independent expenditures totaling $3,000,936.40 across 4 filings | Source |
| Advocated for | Nikki Budzinski | Independent expenditures totaling $2,329,496.00 across 8 filings | Source |
| Advocated for | Sylvia R. Garcia | Independent expenditures totaling $4,000,000.04 across 4 filings | Source |
| Advocated for | David G. Valadao | Independent expenditures totaling $5,177,222.40 across 4 filings | Source |
| Advocated for | Yadira Caraveo | Independent expenditures totaling $9,057,896.00 across 36 filings | Source |
| Advocated for | Patrick Ryan | Independent expenditures totaling $7,950,640.00 across 8 filings | Source |
| Advocated for | Mary Sattler Peltola | Independent expenditures totaling $7,661,336.00 across 8 filings | Source |
| Opposed | Jamaal Bowman | Independent expenditures totaling $8,267,600.00 across 4 filings | Source |
| Advocated for | Josh Gottheimer | Independent expenditures totaling $465,588.00 across 4 filings | Source |
| Advocated for | Donald G. Davis | Independent expenditures totaling $39,999.76 across 2 filings | Source |
| Coalition with | Protect Progress | Protect Progress is an affiliate super PAC in the Fairshake family | Editorial |
| Coalition with | Defend American Jobs | Defend American Jobs is an affiliate super PAC in the Fairshake family | Editorial |
| Instrument of | Crypto industry | Fairshake is the primary political instrument of the crypto industry | Editorial |
| Advocated for | Andy Kim | Independent expenditures totaling $7,591,780.00 across 8 filings | Source |
| Advocated for | Gregory W. Meeks | Independent expenditures totaling $158,820.00 across 4 filings | Source |
| Advocated for | Brittany Pettersen | Independent expenditures totaling $323,136.00 across 4 filings | Source |
| Advocated for | Monica De La Cruz | Independent expenditures totaling $3,203,620.00 across 4 filings | Source |
| Advocated for | Patrick T. McHenry | Independent expenditures totaling $472,328.00 across 4 filings | Source |
| Advocated for | Wiley Nickel | Independent expenditures totaling $438,824.00 across 4 filings | Source |
| Advocated for | Tom Emmer | Independent expenditures totaling $437,892.00 across 4 filings | Source |
| Received donation from | A16Z Capital Management, L.L.C. (Andreessen Horowitz) | Publicly identified major donor to this crypto industry super PAC. Exact amounts to be filled in by FEC ingestion. | Source |
| Received money from | A16Z Capital Management, L.L.C. (Andreessen Horowitz) | Andreessen Horowitz gave approximately $24M to Fairshake super PAC | Source |
| Received donation from | Ripple Labs Inc. | Publicly identified major donor to this crypto industry super PAC. Exact amounts to be filled in by FEC ingestion. | Source |
| Received money from | Ripple Labs Inc. | Ripple gave approximately $25M to Fairshake super PAC | Source |
| Received donation from | Susan Wild | Donated $500 to FAIRSHAKE | Source |
| Affiliated with | Defend American Jobs | Defend American Jobs is the Republican-side affiliate of Fairshake, the crypto-industry super PAC network. | Source |
| Affiliated with | Protect Progress | Protect Progress is the Democratic-side affiliate of Fairshake, the crypto-industry super PAC network. | Source |
| Received donation from | Rajiv Gokal | Donated $25,000 to FAIRSHAKE | Source |
| Received donation from | Sean Bennett | Donated $1,000 to FAIRSHAKE | Source |
| Received donation from | Pyahm Samani | Donated $100,000 to FAIRSHAKE | Source |
| Received donation from | Coinbase, Inc. | Coinbase contributed $68,499,995 to Fairshake across the 2024 FEC cycle (in-kind USDC): $5M 2023-11-03, $15.5M 2023-12-20, $24,999,995 2024-05-30, $23M 2024-12-20. | Source |
| Received money from | Coinbase, Inc. | Coinbase contributed $68,499,995 to Fairshake across the 2024 FEC cycle (in-kind USDC): $5M 2023-11-03, $15.5M 2023-12-20, $24,999,995 2024-05-30, $23M 2024-12-20. | Source |