Crypto PACs escalate spending against Sherrod Brown in Ohio Senate race

Two cryptocurrency-aligned political action committees have spent over $52 million opposing Sherrod Brown's bid to return to the Senate in Ohio. Brown, a Democrat, has been a prominent critic of the crypto industry and previously chaired the Senate Banking Committee. The spending signals growing political engagement by crypto interests, but the immediate market impact is limited since it concerns a single Senate race rather than a regulatory decision or major institutional flow.