The crypto Senate race 🏛️

Massachusetts is set to be a crypto battleground, as Elizabeth Warren faces off against crypto lawyer John Deaton for the state's Senate seat.

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Stephen Graves
September 05, 2024

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Crypto attorney John Deaton has won the Republican primary in Massachusetts, turning the state’s Senate race into a crypto battleground as he faces off against vocal Bitcoin critic and incumbent Democrat Senator Elizabeth Warren.

Warren, who has linked cryptocurrency to terrorism, foreign spying operations and human traffickers, has a commanding lead in the race.

Pro-crypto super PAC the Commonwealth Unity Fund has thrown its weight behind Deaton, stumping up $1.3 million in funds to support its chosen candidate—of which $1 million came from crypto firm Ripple.

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