Solana Policy Institute bankrolls PACs with $3.5M as crypto targets Sherrod Brown's Ohio Senate comeback

A Solana-aligned policy group is helping fund a major super PAC push to block Democrat Sherrod Brown’s bid to return to the U.S. Senate from Ohio, highlighting how deeply crypto money is now embedded in high‑stakes federal races. According to CoinDesk and subsequent syndications, the Solana Policy Institute has directed about $3.5 million into a network of political groups, including a substantial $750,000 contribution to the conservative super PAC Sentinel Action Fund, which is leading an $8 million spend backing Republican Jon (John) Husted against Brown in the 2026 Ohio Senate race. Sentinel and its affiliated nonprofit Right Vote have committed the $8 million package to television, digital, and ground advertising in support of Husted, positioning him as a pro‑innovation, pro‑crypto candidate. Federal Election Commission data cited in coverage show that Sentinel’s crypto‑aligned funding is anchored by the Solana Policy Institute and Multicoin Capital, supplemented by major Wall Street donors and a separate $8 million contribution routed through the nonprofit Townsend Six Corp. from an undisclosed source. The campaign targets Sherrod Brown, a longtime crypto skeptic and former chair of the Senate Banking Committee, whom crypto advocates accuse of blocking or slowing “pro‑innovation” digital asset policies during his earlier Senate tenure. Brown lost his seat in 2024 and is now attempting a comeback in a race that is regarded as pivotal for Senate control, making it a prime focus for industry PACs. The Solana Policy Institute’s spending is part of a broader, explicitly bipartisan strategy: while backing a conservative PAC in Ohio, it has also contributed to both Republican and Democratic vehicles as the sector seeks friends on both sides of the aisle. This Ohio effort slots into a wider escalation by crypto‑funded PACs such as Fairshake and Fellowship, whose combined war chests are approaching $200 million for 2026, signaling that large‑scale political spending by digital asset interests is becoming a central lever in shaping future U.S. crypto regulation.

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