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Bitcoin-friendly Republican candidate JD Vance wins Ohio Senate primary

JD Vance has won the Ohio Republican Senate primary election, making him the GOP’s candidate in the highly anticipated Senate race against Democrat Tim Ryan in which both parties are trotting out crypto-friendly candidates. The Guardian reported that Vance may have been pushed to victory on Tuesday by a last-minute endorsement from former President Donald Trump on Apr. 23, helping him beat out presumed front-runner, the former state treasurer Josh Mandel. Both Vance and Mandel are crypto supporters, with Mandel famously tweeting “Ohio must be a pro-God, pro-family, pro-Bitcoin state.”. Vance has disclosed Bitcoin (BTC) holdings valued at up to $250,000, which at today’s value could be about 6.5 coins according to CoinGecko. He was also backed by Bitcoin proponent and billionaire investor P...