According to ChainCatcher, pro-cryptocurrency lawyer John Deaton won the Republican Senate nomination in the Massachusetts primary and will compete with Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren in November.
Deaton beat out two other Republican candidates and had 64 percent of the vote as of press time.
Deaton’s campaign has received support from crypto industry luminaries including the Winklevoss brothers and Ripple Inc. executives. Commonwealth Unity Fund invested more than $1 million in Massachusetts to support Deaton.
Deaton’s campaign had raised about $1.7 million as of July 31, according to Federal Election Commission records.