加密货币选民已经在扰乱 2024 年的选举——而且这种扰乱还将继续

英联邦团结基金，一个政治行动委员会 (PAC)，主要由 Gemini 和 Ripple Labs 联合创始人的捐款资助

A political action committee (PAC) primarily funded by the co-founders of Gemini and Ripple Labs has spent more than $600,000 toward the election of Republican candidate John Deaton in the United States Senate.

主要由 Gemini 和 Ripple Labs 联合创始人资助的政治行动委员会 (PAC) 已花费超过 60 万美元来支持共和党候选人约翰·迪顿 (John Deaton) 在美国参议院的选举。

According to Federal Election Commission (FEC) records filed on Sept. 6, Commonwealth spent roughly $330,000 on media buys opposing Democratic incumbent Elizabeth Warren in the Massachusetts US Senate race. The Super PAC also spent the same amount on a media placement supporting Deaton.

根据联邦选举委员会 (FEC) 9 月 6 日提交的记录，联邦在马萨诸塞州参议员竞选中花费了大约 33 万美元用于媒体购买，以反对民主党现任参议员伊丽莎白·沃伦 (Elizabeth Warren)。超级政治行动委员会还花费了相同的资金用于支持迪顿的媒体投放。

The media buy marked one of the first significant expenditures from a crypto-backed Super PAC since Deaton won the Republican nomination for the US Senate race on Sept. 3. Backed by crypto industry leaders including the Winklevoss twins and Kraken co-founder Jesse Powell, the Republican candidate seeks to unseat Sen. Warren, who has served as Massachusetts’ Democratic Senator since 2013.

此次媒体收购是自迪顿于 9 月 3 日赢得美国参议院共和党提名以来，加密货币支持的超级政治行动委员会的首批重大支出之一。在包括 Winklevoss 双胞胎和 Kraken 联合创始人杰西·鲍威尔 (Jesse Powell) 在内的加密货币行业领袖的支持下，这位共和党候选人试图取代自 2013 年以来一直担任马萨诸塞州民主党参议员的沃伦参议员。

Deaton is a lawyer who has backed Ripple and other crypto firms facing litigation from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). During his campaign, he criticized the SEC and Sen. Warren specifically for overreaching their authority regarding digital assets.

Deaton 是一名律师，曾为 Ripple 和其他面临美国证券交易委员会（SEC）诉讼的加密货币公司提供支持。在竞选期间，他特别批评美国证券交易委员会和参议员沃伦在数字资产方面越权。

As a Senator from Massachusetts, Warren has openly criticized cryptocurrency during congressional hearings, associating it with illicit activities, including money laundering and drug trafficking. However, many Democrats are rallying to push back on this narrative in an election year in an attempt to support presidential candidate and Vice President Kamala Harris.

作为马萨诸塞州参议员，沃伦在国会听证会上公开批评加密货币，将其与洗钱和贩毒等非法活动联系起来。然而，许多民主党人正在选举年集会反驳这种说法，试图支持总统候选人兼副总统卡马拉·哈里斯。

According to FEC records, Commonwealth has raised more than $2.5 million to support Deaton. However, individual donors have contributed roughly $1.8 million directly to the Republican candidate’s campaign as of Aug. 14. Since 2019, Sen. Warren has raised more than $18 million toward her reelection.

根据 FEC 记录，Commonwealth 已筹集超过 250 万美元来支持迪顿。然而，截至 8 月 14 日，个人捐助者已直接向共和党候选人的竞选活动捐款约 180 万美元。自 2019 年以来，沃伦参议员已为连任筹集了超过 1800 万美元。

After Deaton’s primary victory, Sen. Warren’s campaign released a statement saying she agreed to two debates in October. However, the Republican candidate has been pushing for five debates. At the time of publication, it’s unclear if or when these debates could happen.

迪顿初选获胜后，参议员沃伦的竞选团队发表声明称，她同意在十月份参加两场辩论。然而，这位共和党候选人已经推动了五场辩论。截至本文发表时，尚不清楚这些辩论是否或何时会发生。

Other crypto-funded PACs like Fairshake and its affiliates Defend American Jobs and Protect Progress have been pouring money into attack ads and supportive media campaigns into congressional races as part of primaries and the 2024 general election. Fairshake, which reported raising roughly $169 million from donors in and out of the crypto space, has spent tens of millions this US election season.

作为初选和 2024 年大选的一部分，Fairshake 及其附属机构 Defend American Jobs 和 Protect Progress 等其他由加密货币资助的 PAC 一直在向国会竞选的攻击性广告和支持性媒体活动投入大量资金。据报道，Fairshake 从加密货币领域内外的捐助者那里筹集了约 1.69 亿美元，该公司在本次美国大选季已花费了数千万美元。