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The Digital Chamber ramps up state-level influence ahead of midterms with launch of State Network
The political chessboard is being reset, and the pieces are moving faster than anyone anticipated. The Digital Chamber, Washington's premier crypto advocacy powerhouse, isn't just waiting for the federal stalemate to break; they're launching a full-scale, state-by-state blitzkrieg ahead of the 2026 midterms with their new State Network.This isn't a passive lobbying effort—it's a calculated, strategic offensive designed to outflank a gridlocked Congress and shape the regulatory battlefield from the ground up. Think of it as a political Super PAC for the blockchain age, deploying resources, boots on the ground, and targeted messaging to influence key state legislatures where crypto policy is being forged in real-time.We've seen this playbook before. It's the same one used by groups like the NRA or the climate lobby: when you can't get your way on Capitol Hill, you go local, you build a grassroots army, and you pick your battles in friendly jurisdictions.The Chamber is now executing this with surgical precision, identifying states with tech-savvy populations or sympathetic lawmakers—think pro-innovation hubs like Texas, Wyoming, and Florida—to push for favorable regulatory frameworks that could eventually become de facto national standards. This move signals a profound shift in strategy.For years, the crypto industry focused its firepower on D. C., battling the SEC and banking committees. But with federal legislation perpetually stuck in committee purgatory, the State Network represents a pivot to a more agile, decentralized model of influence.It’s about winning hearts, minds, and votes in statehouses, where a single bill can create a regulatory sandbox or establish a clear tax treatment for digital assets, effectively creating a patchwork of laws that forces federal hands. The implications for the midterms are massive.Crypto is no longer a niche issue for tech bros; it’s a kitchen-table concern for millions of voters, from miners in Kentucky to NFT artists in California. The Chamber’s network will be there to ensure that candidates who are ‘crypto-positive’ get the funding, the data, and the voter mobilization support they need, while those on the wrong side of the issue will face a well-organized opposition.This is political jiu-jitsu, using the decentralized ethos of crypto to build a centralized, potent force in American politics. The 2026 races will be the first real test of whether digital assets can become a decisive voting bloc, and The Digital Chamber just declared it’s all-in.
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