Perhaps the VCs and 'big players' should be listening to who actually build in this space... -- Fairshake and Protect Progress, which is also tied to the crypto industry, spent millions more to unsuccessfully support Stratton’s main rivals, representatives Raja Krishnamoorthi and Robin Kelly, according to filings with the Federal Election Commission. In the Illinois US House primaries, the tech-backed groups’ campaign spending had mixed results. Cryptocurrency firms suffer heavy losses in Illinois primaries after spending big https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/19/cryptocurrency-firms-losses-illinois-primaries?CMP=share_btn_url