FAIRSHAKE
Mixed activity · 47% Democratic / 53% RepublicanInferred from activitySuper PAC · Unauthorized · Monthly filer · Single-issue / policyC00835959
Overview
- Raised
- $138.2Mvs $260.1M 2023–2024
- Spent
- $169.5Mvs $195.8M 2023–2024
- Cash on hand
- $33Mvs $64.2M 2023–2024
- Debts owed
- $0vs $0 2023–2024
OpenFEC processed totals through Oct 14, 2026; figures change when amended reports are filed.
Raised is total receipts and Spent is total disbursements as the committee reported them; both can include transfers, loans and refunds. Cash on hand and debts are the balances at the end of the last report. The comparison is the same figure for 2023–2024.
PAC focus
Curated classification · Reviewed 2026-09-11
Its stated focus is a clearer U.S. regulatory and legal framework for cryptocurrency and blockchain development.
Current research description, not an FEC committee-type code or a party affiliation. It does not classify the views of contributors or recipients.
Purpose and activities
2025–2026 · Background research
Stated purpose
AI summary of cited sources · Not FEC reportedFairshake supports candidates committed to securing the United States as the home to innovators building the next generation of the internet. The PAC aims to provide blockchain innovators with a clearer regulatory and legal framework to enable the growth of the open blockchain economy in the United States. It operates as a federal independent expenditure-only committee.
Inferred focus
Inferred from documented evidence · Not a finding of motiveFairshake's focus is on influencing elections to support candidates who advocate for policies that foster innovation in the blockchain and broader internet technology sectors. The PAC aims to create a favorable regulatory and legal environment for blockchain development in the United States.
- Blockchain Technology
- Technological Innovation
- Regulatory Reform
- Cryptocurrency
Reported activity
FEC reported · Summary coverage through Jul 31, 2026 · Snapshot Sep 6, 2026
| Metric | Amount | % of reported disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| Total receipts | $137,407,399 | — |
| Total disbursements | $88,663,413 | — |
Candidate connections
No candidate connection found in the registration links or sender-reported committee transfers checked for this cycle. Conduit routing and independent spending are not included in this check.
Money in
Sources
- Itemized individual contributions$99.1M
- Unitemized individual contributions$938
Largest itemized receipts
- RIPPLE LABS INC.48% Democratic / 52% RepublicanDerived from contributions$25MAug 29, 2025
- RIPPLE LABS INC.48% Democratic / 52% RepublicanDerived from contributions$23MJan 21, 2025
- COINBASE47% Democratic / 53% RepublicanDerived from contributions$15MMar 14, 2025
- HOROWITZ, BENDemocraticDerived from contributions$11.9M
Money out
Spending by kind
- Operating expenditures$11.1M
- Transfers to affiliates$139M
- Independent expenditures$19.4M
Largest disbursements
- TARGETED PLATFORM MEDIA$4.8MFeb 25, 2026
- TARGETED PLATFORM MEDIA$4MMar 4, 2026
- INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE$2.2M2025 TAX PAYMENT · Apr 15, 2026
- TARGETED PLATFORM MEDIA$1.5MFeb 13, 2026
- UNIVERSAL NAVIGATION INC., DBA UNISWAP LABS$1MIN-KIND - 82,303.53 UNI - NOT LIQUIDATED · Jan 30, 2025
- TARGETED PLATFORM MEDIA$639.1KFeb 13, 2026
- TARGETED PLATFORM MEDIA$553.1KMar 4, 2026
- TARGETED PLATFORM MEDIA$360.9KFeb 13, 2026
- ROBERT LESHNER
Money network · top contributors and recipients as a graph
Records
Registration
- Committee type
- Super PAC
- Designation
- Unauthorized
- Party affiliation
- No party affiliation reported
- Treasurer
- PHILIPCZYK, BRANDON
- Filing cadence
- Monthly filer
- Organization type
- Not reported
- Connected organization
- Not reported
- Registration snapshot cycle
- 2025–2026
- Cycles loaded
- 2026, 2024
- Registered address
- 2038 FORD PARKWAY · #404 · ST. PAUL, MN, 55116
Relationships
FEC-reported relationships
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Political alignment
Registration, linked-candidate, and disclosed money-flow evidence
FEC registration: Super PAC; no party affiliation reported. Classification basis: Inferred from activity. This describes disclosed financial activity, not an official party registration or ideological score. The figures below separately preserve the filer’s Schedule E support and opposition designations.
- Supporting
- $3,050,950
- Opposing
- $13,158,948