The US Federal Election Commission (FEC) filing system is currently offline following reports of a hack, raising concerns that spending by super political action committees (PACs) and other groups may go unreported in the final days before the 2026 midterm elections. As of Tuesday at 7:48 pm UTC, the FEC confirmed an “electronic filing system outage” but stated that it was working to resolve the issue. While campaign finance data remains accessible to the public, the outage suggests that last-minute expenditures could evade reporting.
With just six days until Election Day, FEC filings showed no recent expenditures from cryptocurrency industry-aligned Super PACs such as Fairshake, Defend American Jobs, Protect Progress, Fellowship, and Digital Freedom Fund since Sunday. Cointelegraph reached out to Fairshake for comment but did not receive an immediate response. Super PACs are required to report certain spending to the FEC within 24 hours of the funds being used, provided the expenditures total $1,000 or more.
Before the outage, Digital Freedom Fund, a PAC launched by Gemini co-founders Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, reported spending over $572,000 on text messages to support various Republican Senate candidates, with the majority going to bolster Ken Paxton’s campaign in Texas. Protect Progress’ most recent expenditure showed more than $50,000 for a direct mail campaign supporting Representative Aisha Wahab in California’s 14th district.
The 2026 midterms could be consequential for the crypto industry, as many stakeholders support digital asset laws passing in Congress and state-level legislation. Lawmakers in Congress failed to advance a crypto market structure bill in September, leading to Fairshake and other industry advocates supporting the reelection of those who voted in favor of the legislation. Reuters reported that the disruption was caused by the FEC website being targeted by a hacker or hackers, according to an email. An FEC spokesperson told Cointelegraph that its IT staff were “actively working to restore service.”