Stand With Crypto, the advocacy group Coinbase started in 2023, shifted its focus from Congress to election campaigns after the Clarity Act failed in the Senate. It endorsed Republican Jon Husted against Sherrod Brown in Ohio, Republican Ashley Hinson in Iowa and Democrat Chris Pappas in New Hampshire, where former Republican senator John Sununu is also running. The group is backing Iowa Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Alabama Democrat Shomari Figures for the House, with more advertising planned in six races. Stand With Crypto says its three million supporters are focused on electing pro-crypto candidates and that it evaluates contenders regardless of party. Crypto-aligned PACs are also active: Fairshake launched a $30 million campaign against Brown, while total crypto political spending this cycle is approaching $200 million. The Clarity Act failed 49 to 50, with every Democrat voting against it over concerns about Trump’s crypto businesses. Crypto markets were largely flat, with Bitcoin at $83,900, while HYPE gained 4% to $90. Citi raised its year-end targets to $113,000 for Bitcoin and $3,028 for ETH. MetaMask Staking is withdrawing its Ethereum validators from Lido after an infrastructure security incident, and Open Standard launched OUSD, a stablecoin, on Tempo with more than $400 million in liquidity. Solana’s monthly app revenue reached a nine-month high of $180 million in September, leading all chains. Decrypt also said it is becoming The Information Exchange, linking its reporting to Solana markets through the MYR token.