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Crypto's Fairshake repeats history with $30 million to oppose Sherrod Brown Senate bid

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It's the biggest spending from the industry's campaign arm in 2026, much like Fairshake's $40 million against Brown two years ago was its largest-ever outlay.

Directly affected

  • CRCW Crypto

    Named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • IBIT iShares Bitcoin Trust

    This price moves with the crypto market

  • COIN Coinbase

    The crypto exchange moves with trading volumes

  • MSTR Strategy

    This company's value is tied to its bitcoin holdings

  • MARA MARA Holdings

    Bitcoin miners move with the bitcoin price

  • RIOT Riot Platforms

    Bitcoin miners move with the bitcoin price

  • HOOD Robinhood

    Retail trading apps move with crypto volumes

  • AA Alcoa Upstream Corp.

    GA selected AA as a RELATED security because its curated list / industry / sector context matches this event (curated-list=history). This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • AAL AMERICAN AIRLINES GROUP INC

    GA selected AAL as a RELATED security because its curated list / industry / sector context matches this event (curated-list=history). This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • AAOI APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC COM

    GA selected AAOI as a RELATED security because its curated list / industry / sector context matches this event (curated-list=history). This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • AAOX INVESTMENT MANAGERS SER TR I

    GA selected AAOX as a RELATED security because its curated list / industry / sector context matches this event (curated-list=history). This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
CRCW———————
IBIT———————
COIN———————
MSTR———————
MARA———————
RIOT———————
HOOD———————
AA———————
AAL———————
AAOI———————
AAOX———————

It's the biggest spending from the industry's campaign arm in 2026, much like Fairshake's $40 million against Brown two years ago was its largest-ever outlay.

Source: CoinDesk

Alcoa (AA) since this story, compared with the market

Since the first closing price after “Crypto's Fairshake repeats history with $30 million to oppose Sherrod Brown Senate bid,” Alcoa (AA) is -6.82%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -0.88% over the same days, a -5.94% difference versus the market.

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SPY

Official trades in Alcoa (AA) around 21 Sep 2026

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Who gains and who loses around Alcoa (AA)

Companies tied to this story

  • AA Alcoa

    Alcoa (AA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 21 Sep 2026 story “Crypto's Fairshake repeats history with $30 million to oppose Sherrod Brown Senate bid.” Reason on file: GA selected AA as a RELATED security because its curated list / industry / sector context matches this event (curated-list=history). This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • AAL American Airlines Group

    In “Crypto's Fairshake repeats history with $30 million to oppose Sherrod Brown Senate bid,” American Airlines Group (AAL) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected AAL as a RELATED security because its curated list / industry / sector context matches this event (curated-list=history). This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • AAOI Applied Optoelectronics

    Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 21 Sep 2026 story “Crypto's Fairshake repeats history with $30 million to oppose Sherrod Brown Senate bid.” Reason on file: GA selected AAOI as a RELATED security because its curated list / industry / sector context matches this event (curated-list=history). This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • AAOX Investment Managers Ser Tr I

    Investment Managers Ser Tr I (AAOX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 21 Sep 2026 story “Crypto's Fairshake repeats history with $30 million to oppose Sherrod Brown Senate bid.” Reason on file: GA selected AAOX as a RELATED security because its curated list / industry / sector context matches this event (curated-list=history). This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • AAP Advance Auto Parts

    Advance Auto Parts (AAP) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 21 Sep 2026 story “Crypto's Fairshake repeats history with $30 million to oppose Sherrod Brown Senate bid.” Reason on file: GA selected AAP as a RELATED security because its curated list / industry / sector context matches this event (curated-list=history). This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • AAPL Apple

    For “Crypto's Fairshake repeats history with $30 million to oppose Sherrod Brown Senate bid,” Apple (AAPL) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected AAPL as a RELATED security because its curated list / industry / sector context matches this event (curated-list=history). This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Alcoa (AA)

The 21 Sep 2026 story “Crypto's Fairshake repeats history with $30 million to oppose Sherrod Brown Senate bid” names Alcoa (AA) because of this story.

The link for Alcoa (AA) is this: GA selected AA as a RELATED security because its curated list / industry / sector context matches this event (curated-list=history). This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

American Airlines Group (AAL) is here too. Its reason reads: GA selected AAL as a RELATED security because its curated list / industry / sector context matches this event (curated-list=history). This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Dates and price levels for Alcoa (AA)

AA traded between 38.85 and 46.06 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 41.67. AAL traded between 11.64 and 14.05 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 11.67. AAOI traded between 75.44 and 131.03 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 78.21.

A simple score for Alcoa (AA)

46 out of 100

“Crypto's Fairshake repeats history with $30 million to oppose Sherrod Brown Senate bid” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 6 linked companies.