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Digital currencies flow to campaigns, but state rules vary
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Shrina Kurani, a Democrat candidate for Congress running in the California's 41st District poses for a picture at her field office in Riverside, Calif., Saturday, May 28, 2022. As a congressional candidate in California, Kurani can do something candidates for statewide office or the state legislature cannot do, raise campaign donations through cryptocurrency. The state banned the practice four years ago, but under federal rules it's allowed for candidates running for Congress. - photo by AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes
For congressional candidate Shrina Kurani, cryptocurrency is not only the future of money, it’s a transformative technology that could revolutionize campaign funding and attract a new generation of voters. She is among a vanguard of candidates courting campaign contributions in digital currencies such as Bitcoin. “We are a campaign that is speaking to a large part of the population, especially younger people,” said the American-born daughter of Indian immigrants, who is on Tuesday's primary ballot as she seeks the Democratic nomination for a congressional seat east of Los Angeles.