NFTs offered by candidates as crypto creeps into US politics

Critics have raised concerns that cryptocurrency donations could easily avoid the donor-disclosure required under federal campaign finance laws. — AFP

Congressional candidates are beginning to break into the world of cryptocurrency by selling non-fungible tokens to help finance their campaigns in the midterm elections.

Democrat Shrina Kurani, an engineer who’s running for a House seat in California, and Republican Blake Masters, who’s vying for the Senate in Arizona, have offered NFTs as incentives for donors, to varying degrees of success.