The Crypto Industry’s Spending on the Election Pays Off NYT | Top Stories David Yaffe-Bellany 7 November 2024 at 00:53 The spending spree fueled a string of victories on Tuesday for congressional candidates who had expressed support for cryptocurrencies. © Maansi Srivastava for The New York TimesThe crypto industry’s spending on the election amounted to one of the most aggressive corporate spending sprees in modern political history, experts said.