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Inside the AI, Crypto and Betting Cash Industries Bankrolling the 2026 Midterms — and Texas Is Ground Zero

Corporate donors have put $517 million into House and Senate races, with cryptocurrency, artificial intelligence and sports betting driving most of the surge, Public Citizen said.

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Crypto, AI and betting money have already topped the 2024 cycle's full total — with the fiercest spending fights unfolding in South Texas.

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Crypto, AI and betting firms fuel record elections spending

U.S. companies spent an unprecedented $517 million on U.S. House and Senate races in the 15 months through the end of the first quarter of 2026.

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Inside the AI, Crypto and Betting Cash Industries Bankrolling the 2026 Midterms — and Texas Is Ground Zero

Crypto, AI and betting money have already topped the 2024 cycle's full total — with the fiercest spending fights unfolding in South Texas.

·New York, United States
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Latin Times broke the news in New York, United States on Saturday, August 22, 2026.
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