Maxine Waters built her reputation crushing crypto executives and pushing regulations—so naturally, the industry she’s spent years attacking is pouring two-thirds of her primary challenger’s funding to eliminate her. The timing screams retaliation: Waters could become Financial Services Committee chair, her most powerful position yet to rein in crypto. This is what corporate revenge looks like when democracy gets in their way.

Source: https://theintercept.com/2026/04/18/maxine-waters-crypto-primary/