Crypto PAC 在佛罗里达州特别选举中向特朗普支持的候选人押注 70 万美元

加密货币超级 PAC Fairshake 通过其附属 PAC Defend American Jobs 已开始在特别选举中花费数十万美元购买支持加密货币的名字

Crypto's leading political action committee has disclosed its picks in the Florida congressional races for the seats vacated by President-elect Donald Trump's close ally, Matt Gaetz, and the politician Trump tapped as a national security adviser, Michael Waltz.

Crypto 的主要政治行动委员会披露了其在佛罗里达州国会竞选中的人选，以争夺候任总统唐纳德·特朗普的亲密盟友马特·盖茨和特朗普任命为国家安全顾问的政治家迈克尔·沃尔兹空出的席位。

The two Florida Republicans' replacements are crucial to the party's political agenda in Congress, given the razor-thin majority in the House of Representatives. Crypto super PAC Fairshake — via its affiliated PAC, Defend American Jobs — has started pouring hundreds of thousands of dollars into pro-crypto candidates in the special elections to fill the seats.

鉴于众议院在众议院的席位微弱，两位佛罗里达州共和党人的继任者对该党在国会的政治议程至关重要。加密货币超级政治行动委员会 Fairshake 通过其附属的 PAC 捍卫美国就业组织 (Defend American Jobs) 已开始在特别选举中向支持加密货币的候选人注入数十万美元，以填补席位。

Gaetz was briefly President-elect Donald Trump's pick for U.S. attorney general — the nation's top law enforcement official — but he withdrew from consideration and resigned from Congress amid mounting pressure from a House ethics investigation into his alleged payments for drugs and sex (including a report of sexual activity with a 17-year-old).

盖茨曾短暂地被候任总统唐纳德·特朗普提名为美国最高执法官员——美国司法部长，但由于众议院对其涉嫌支付毒品和性行为的道德调查（包括一份报告），他退出了考虑，并从国会辞职。与 17 岁青少年发生性行为）。

Trump went on to back the state's chief financial officer, Jimmy Patronis, as his preferred candidate to fill the resulting vacancy in the House of Representatives. Patronis, who is leading a crowded field of GOP rivals in the Jan. 28 primary, is set to benefit from around $200,000 in ad spending by Fairshake, the group said.

特朗普随后支持该州首席财务官吉米·帕特罗尼斯(Jimmy Patronis)，作为他的首选候选人来填补众议院由此产生的空缺。该组织表示，帕特罗尼斯在 1 月 28 日的初选中领先众多共和党竞争对手，他将从 Fairshake 约 20 万美元的广告支出中受益。

In October, Patronis pushed for some state pension funds to be allocated to crypto investments.

10 月，Patronis 推动将一些国家养老基金分配给加密货币投资。

The PAC has also pledged around $500,000 to help state Sen. Randy Fine fill Representative Waltz's vacancy. Trump also endorsed Fine in a move that reportedly scared off several potential competitors.

PAC 还承诺提供约 50 万美元帮助州参议员 Randy Fine 填补众议员 Waltz 的空缺。特朗普还支持费恩，据报道此举吓跑了几个潜在的竞争对手。

The candidate posted on social media site X this week that "Floridians want crypto innovation!"

这位候选人本周在社交媒体网站 X 上发帖称“佛罗里达人想要加密创新！”

Super PACs are permitted to purchase advertisements for or against candidates, provided that they constitute "independent expenditures" that are not authorized or coordinated by the candidates. Fairshake spent $139 million to help get 53 allies into the new session of Congress, meaning one in ten sitting lawmakers benefited from crypto-funded ads.

超级政治行动委员会可以为候选人购买广告或针对候选人的广告，前提是这些广告构成未经候选人授权或协调的“独立支出”。 Fairshake 花费了 1.39 亿美元帮助 53 个盟友进入新一届国会，这意味着十分之一的现任立法者从加密货币资助的广告中受益。

"We are continuing to press forward," Fairshake spokesman Josh Vlasto said on Friday.

Fairshake 发言人乔什·弗拉斯托 (Josh Vlasto) 周五表示：“我们将继续推进。”

The PAC still has a massive $103 million on hand for the next congressional election cycle, putting it in a strong position for the 2026 races.

PAC 仍有 1.03 亿美元的巨额资金用于下一个国会选举周期，这使其在 2026 年的竞选中处于有利地位。

Related: Crypto Cash Fueled 53 Members of the Next U.S. Congress

相关：加密货币现金推动了下届美国国会的 53 名议员