# FEC Filing Outage Could Delay Crypto PAC Spending Disclosures By Riza Dagoc Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/43074 Published: 2026-10-28T23:52:40.000Z Updated: 2026-10-28T23:52:40.000Z Section: Regulation > Five crypto-aligned super PACs had reported no expenditures since Sunday. Records already on the commission’s website remained available. The Federal Election Commission’s (FEC) electronic filing outage could delay disclosure of crypto-aligned political spending in the final days before the 2026 midterms. Super PACs must report certain expenditures of $1,000 or more within 24 hours of using the funds. The FEC reported an electronic filing system outage Tuesday, Oct. 27, at 3:48 p.m. ET (19:48 UTC). IT staff were working to restore service. Campaign-finance records already on the commission’s website remained available, but the outage could delay disclosure of new spending. Five crypto-aligned super PACs had reported no expenditures since Sunday: Fairshake, Defend American Jobs, Protect Progress, Fellowship and Digital Freedom Fund. Digital Freedom Fund disclosed more than $572,000 in text-message spending Sunday to support Republican Senate candidates, with most of the spending backing Ken Paxton’s Texas campaign. Protect Progress’ latest expenditure before the outage was more than $50,000 for direct mail supporting Rep. Aisha Wahab in California’s 14th District. House and Senate candidates are expected to report contributions of $1,000 or more within 48 hours during the 20 days before an election. The disruption comes as crypto-industry groups back candidates who support digital-asset legislation. Congress failed to advance a crypto market-structure bill in September, after which Fairshake and other industry advocates supported the reelection of lawmakers who voted for it. [Crypto-focused political spending has reached about $176 million across more than 100 U.S. midterm contests](), and 53 of 58 Fairshake-backed candidates have advanced. ## Links in this article - [Crypto-focused political spending has reached about $176 million across more than 100 U.S. midterm contests](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/41870)