New York’s BitLicense Faces Competition From Rand Paul Event

New York’s BitLicense Faces Competition From Rand Paul Event

Bitcoin has been caught in the crosshairs of many politicians around the globe, which can be both a curse and a blessing at the same time. Some politicians will openly embrace Bitcoin – or at least as long as it fits their agenda – while others will call Bitcoin “a financial instrument that should be avoided at any cost.” Whether you are into politics or not, the upcoming presidential elections in the United States could prove to be an interesting moment in history for Bitcoin. Rand Paul Accepts Campaign Donations in Bitcoin. Most of our readers will have heard about Presidential contender....


Related News

Presidential Candidate Rand Paul Impresses at the NY Bitcoin Event

Presidential candidate Rand Paul graced the 19th April Bitcoin event held at the Union League Club and left the attendees highly impressed with his thoughts on the cryptocurrency. The event was hosted by the Bitcoin Center NYC and a start-up incubator Blockchain Technologies Corp. Rand Paul is the running the first presidential campaign ever to accept Bitcoin in donations. Since the event was not publicly promoted by the campaign management team, the remarks from the events will not be released, said Sergio Gor, spokesperson for Paul's campaign. However, the social media was abuzz with....

Rand Paul Recruits Bitcoin Advocate Patrick Byrne as Tech Counsel

Randal Howard Paul, better known as Rand Paul, is a member of the Republican Party in the United Sates Senate. He currently holds the position of Senator for Kentucky. His issues range through a range of subjects. He has often been vocal about auditing the Federal Reserve on numerous occasions. And Rand has not only been wanting to audit the Fed, but to take it apart and see what is going on. "He's claimed that the Fed is over-leveraged 80 to 1." ~ Bloomberg. And Rand Paul is the first presidential candidate to accept donations in bitcoin. These will be going towards his 2016 presidential....

US Presidential Candidate Rand Paul to Grace Bitcoin Event

Republican presidential candidate for the 2016 elections, Rand Paul has decided to appear at a Bitcoin event to be held in New York on 19th April. The event will be organized at the Union League Club and focus on digital currencies and the technology behind them apart from their various uses. That Paul is a fan of the digital currency Bitcoin became public when during his presidential speech, he announced his openness to accepting Bitcoin in campaign donations. The first presidential candidate ever to accept Bitcoin donations can receive contributions totaling up to $100 via his campaign....

Senator Rand Paul Warns the US Has Similar Statutes to Emergencies Act in Canada

U.S. Senator Rand Paul says “statutes that allow presidents or heads of state to invoke emergencies are very, very dangerous.” Commenting on Canada’s Emergencies Act invoked by the Trudeau government, the senator warned, “We have the same sort of statutes here.” Senator Rand Paul Warns of Emergency Act in the US U.S. Senator Rand Paul warned of statutes in the U.S. similar to the Emergencies Act invoked by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last week during an episode of the Based Politics podcast that aired Sunday. “I think statutes that....

Rand Paul Names Patrick Byrne as Part of Tech Counsel

Speculation is running wild in the world of Bitcoin and digital currency after Rand Paul announced his tech counsel team members. Among those members are some very important people in the Bitcoin industry, particularly Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne. But what does Rand Paul need a tech counsel for, and what will Byrne’s appointment mean for Bitcoin and digital currency in general? Rand Paul: Accepting Bitcoin Donations for Political Campaign. Rand Paul is popular in the US for his libertarian-leaning political philosophy, as well as his recent decision to run for President in 2016. That may....