Crypto-aligned groups are escalating their campaign activity in Ohio’s 2026 Senate race. The Winklevoss twins’ Digital Freedom Fund spent more than $2.9 million on advertising supporting Republican Jon Husted and opposing Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown, while Stand With Crypto endorsed Husted and Fairshake and affiliates committed more than $30 million against Brown. Bloomberg reported that the Digital Freedom Fund spent $1.48 million on anti-Brown mailers on September 25 and another $1.48 million supporting Husted, with the materials sent to voters on October 29. The outlay was the fund’s first election spending this year targeting specific candidates; it held more than $21 million in cash at the start of the 2026 midterm cycle. The spending follows the Senate’s 49-50 failure to advance the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act after Democrats sought tighter ethics rules concerning potential conflicts involving the Trump family’s crypto businesses. Brown, a three-term senator and former Senate Banking Committee chairman, has taken a tough regulatory position on crypto, while polling has placed him slightly ahead of Husted despite the opposition spending.