{"slug": "crypto-s-and-ai-s-midterm-pac-machine", "title": "Crypto's (and AI's) midterm PAC machine", "summary": "A rare setback for the crypto and AI industries' midterm political action committee (PAC) machine was reported by Politico on August 19, 2026, highlighting a specific defeat in their campaign efforts. The article details how the PAC, which has been a major spender in the 2026 midterm elections, faced an unexpected loss, signaling potential challenges for the industries' political influence.", "body_md": "Article URL: https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-influence/2026/08/19/a-rare-setback-for-cryptos-midterm-machine-01042044\n\nComments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49370228\n\nPoints: 1\n\n# Comments: 0", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/crypto-s-and-ai-s-midterm-pac-machine", "canonical_source": "https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-influence/2026/08/19/a-rare-setback-for-cryptos-midterm-machine-01042044", "published_at": "2026-08-20 03:58:56+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-20 04:17:17.766950+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy"], "entities": ["Politico"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/crypto-s-and-ai-s-midterm-pac-machine", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/crypto-s-and-ai-s-midterm-pac-machine.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/crypto-s-and-ai-s-midterm-pac-machine.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/crypto-s-and-ai-s-midterm-pac-machine.jsonld"}}