Colorado's 8th congressional district race is becoming another test of cryptocurrency money in U.S. politics as Democratic candidate Manny Rutinel secures his party's nomination. His primary victory comes after a crypto-aligned super PAC backed by Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen reportedly spent heavily to support his campaign. As reported by Cointelegraph, Rutinel wins the Democratic primary for Colorado's 8th district with 61.7% of the vote, ahead of Shannon Bird's 33.6%, and now heads to the November election. Before the primary, the You Can Push Back Super PAC, backed by $3.5 million from Ripple Labs co-founder ... (full story)