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Zwei große Spenden in der zweiten Hälfte des letzten Jahres haben die Gesamtzahl stark erhöht.
Das Blockchain-Unternehmen Ripple trug 25 Millionen Dollar bei, während der Risikokapitalriese Andreessen Horowitz über seine Krypto-Sparte a16z 24 Millionen Dollar hinzufügte.
Anfang 2025 spendete Coinbase 25 Millionen Dollar, kurz bevor Fairshake bekannt gab, dass es bereits 141 Millionen Dollar angesammelt hatte.
Die Spendensumme entspricht nahezu dem, was Fairshake während des gesamten Wahlzyklus 2024 gesammelt hat.
Die Daten der Federal Election Commission zeigen, dass der PAC im letzten Zyklus etwa 195 Millionen Dollar ausgegeben hat, um Kandidaten zu unterstützen, die digitale Vermögenswerte befürworteten.

The crypto-focused political action committee Fairshake closed 2025 with $193 million in fundraising, arming the group with a sizable war chest as Congress prepares to vote on landmark cryptocurrency legislation and the 2026 US midterms begin to take shape.
Key Takeaways:
Fairshake raised $193 million, strengthening its influence ahead of US crypto legislation and the 2026 midterms.
Donations from Ripple, a16z and Coinbase powered the fundraising surge.
New crypto-backed PACs are intensifying competition in US political spending.
The total combines funds raised directly by Fairshake and its affiliated committees, including Democrat-aligned Protect Progress and Republican-backed Defend American Jobs, according to CNBC.
The structure allows the network to support candidates across party lines, a strategy it says is aimed at building broad support for digital asset policy in Washington.
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Crypto traders are abandoning token speculation in favour of prediction markets following a brutal $150 billion altcoin crash, with platforms like Polymarket seeing app installs surge from 30,000 to over 400,000 between January and December 2025, according to Bloomberg.
Source: Bloomberg
Weekly trading volume across prediction platforms, including Polymarket and Kalshi, exploded from $500 million in June to nearly $6 billion in January, data from Dune shows, while crypto exchange downloads collapsed by more than half during the same period.
Source: Dune Analytics
The shift reflects deep fatigue across the token economy after Bitcoin plunged nearly 30% from its October peak and more than 11 million coins effectively died last year, marking the largest extinction event in crypto history, according to CoinGecko.
According to CoinShares, digital asset investment products shed $1.73 billion in the largest weekly outflow since mid-November 2025, driven by fading rate-cut expectations and persistent bearish sentiment.
Last week, Bitcoin spot ETFs also bled $1.62 billion over four consecutive trading days as hedge funds unwound basis trades that now yield below 5%.
Crypto Natives Migrate to Event Betting
Former memecoin traders are leading the exodus toward prediction markets that offer binary odds on real-world events rather than multi-year token roadmaps.
Nikshep Saravanan, who abandoned his digital creator startup to build HumanPlane, a prediction market research platform, said the shift made sense after losing traction without funding.
“Here I can do a lot more with no capital,” the 27-year-old Canadian explained. “There’s so much more interest here.“
Tre Upshaw followed a similar path after losing money on memecoins like SafeMoon, now running Polysights, an analytics dashboard for prediction markets.
“I realized that’s just hyper gambling,” he said. “I got burned so many times on memecoins.”
Yet losses remain widespread across prediction markets too, with 70% of trading addresses showing realized losses, while fewer than 0.04% of Polymarket addresses captured over 70% of total realized profits totalling $3.7 billion.
The infrastructure supporting these markets remains fundamentally crypto-powered despite traders fleeing token speculation.
On Polymarket, every key part of trades except order-matching happens on-chain, revealing blockchain technology’s most durable use case yet as belief-driven speculation cools.
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Thailand’s special investigation force (DSI) has exposed four senior officials from the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) for allegedly abusing their authority to operate an illegal Bitcoin mining syndicate.
Thousands of illegal mining rigs were confiscated from an assistant PEA governor, with cash deposits worth 19 million baht ($612.9K).
The that DSI raided three houses, seizing mining equipment, cash, laptops, phones and bank passbooks.“Operation Copperhead” – Wider Crackdown on Illegal Bitcoin Mining Operations
The raids conducted by the DSI were a part of “operation copperhead,” launched in December 2025, said Police Maj General Rutthapon Naowarat.
The operation targets criminal networks operating in Thailand, focusing on money laundering and seizing illegal assets.
On January 19, the DSI officials seized 3,642 crypto mining rigs, discovering evidence linking them to financiers and state officials.
The accused PEA officials include an assistant governor, a regional-level deputy manager, a technician and a service division employee who retired in 2025.

Thorough searches were carried out in Bangkok, Nonthaburi and Samut Sakhon provinces, the report noted.

Additionally, the investigators found that the accused PEA officials used their authority to arrange warehousing, facilitating electricity supply and transformer access for the mining hub. They reportedly accepted monthly kickbacks of up to 400,000 baht.

“Legal action would be taken against all offenders without exception, regardless of rank or position,” said Pol Capt Khemachart Prakaihongmanee, director of the DSI’s Technology and Cyber Crime Bureau. “The case would be expedited and forwarded to the National Anti-Corruption Commission for further action.”Thailand Tightens Crypto Oversight, Keeps Illegal Operations at Check

The nation has already been tightening oversight on digital assets, ordering a broad crackdown on ‘grey money’ – funds that move through legal-looking channels but often trace back to criminal syndicates and illicit activities.

Besides, in January 2025, the PEA uncovered a Bitcoin mining farm in Chonburi for tampering with power meters to steal electricity. About 996 mining rigs were seized in the crackdown.
However, the issue of illegal Bitcoin mining is not confined to Thailand. It is part of a broader global issue.
For instance, Russia saw “millions of dollars per year” in electricity and lost taxes tied to crypto mining last year. As a result, the nation’s Justice Ministry proposed prison sentences up to 5 years and fines reaching 2.5 million rubles for unregistered crypto mining operations.
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Bitcoin is trading near $87,700, down about 1% on the day, yet Robert Kiyosaki remains unmoved by short-term price swings. The Rich Dad Poor Dad author says he continues buying Bitcoin and Ethereum regardless of volatility, arguing that price matters less than the direction of the global financial system.

In a recent post, Kiyosaki pointed to two forces shaping his strategy: the rising US national debt, now above $38.4 trillion, and the steady erosion of the dollar’s purchasing power. From his perspective, daily price movements are a distraction.

As debt expands and deficits deepen, scarce assets gain relevance. As he put it bluntly, he does not worry about market fluctuations because “the national debt keeps going up and the purchasing power of the US dollar keeps going down.
That logic explains why Kiyosaki groups Bitcoin with gold and silver, often referring to BTC as “digital gold.” While he has long favored physical metals, he now sees Bitcoin and Ethereum as modern extensions of the same hedge against monetary dilution. His long-term outlook remains bold, with Bitcoin potentially reaching $1 million over the coming years or decade.

Institutional Credibility Weakens as Investors Seek Bitcoin Hedges
Kiyosaki’s stance reflects deep skepticism toward traditional financial authorities. He has repeatedly criticized institutions such as the Federal Reserve and the US Treasury, arguing that policy decisions have fueled debt growth rather than long-term stability.

This view aligns with a broader investor shift. As inflation pressures, rising interest costs, and geopolitical uncertainty persist, capital has increasingly moved toward assets outside the traditional financial system. Bitcoin’s fixed supply of 21 million coins, with more than 19.98 million already in circulation, continues to attract investors who see scarcity as protection rather than speculation.

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