Bitcoin Fundraiser for Oakland Mayoral Candidate, Bryan Parker
Brock Pierce and GoCoin are proudly hosting a fundraiser at the exclusive Santa Monica Social House, 41 Ocean Club, supporting Bryan Parker, a 2014 mayoral candidate for Oakland, CA. This Meet & Greet introducing Parker to the Los Angeles and bitcoin communities is slated to include an illuminating "Insight Into Bitcoin" talk by Brock Pierce and gourmet delights prepared by Chef Jimmy Martinez.
"Bitcoin is a tool we can use to dissolve inequality, be it social or economic, and facilitate change for whole communities," said Mayoral Candidate, Bryan Parker. "I see the role of technology as solving real world problems, like job creation, in lasting ways, such as providing merchants cost-effective gateways into e-commerce and online markets."
"It's exciting to see a candidate for government office support the powerful technology of bitcoin," said host, Brock Pierce. "His sense of urgency when it comes to uplifting the community is refreshing and inspiring."
If you are interested in participating in this event, tickets start at $50 and may even be purchased with bitcoin through integration with GoCoin, a leading digital currency payment processor.
If you would like to make a donation to Bryan Parker's campaign, please visit: https://forms.gocoin.com/forms/bryan_parker_2014 for bitcoin donations and https://bryanparker.nationbuilder.com/donate for traditional donations.
ABOUT BROCK PIERCE
Brock Pierce is a 15-time entrepreneur best known for pioneering the market for digital currency. He has raised more than $200 million on behalf of his companies and led more than 30 acquisitions. Pierce is currently a Managing Director of the Clearstone Global Gaming Fund and sits on the boards of IMI Exchange, GoCoin, ExpressCoin, KnCMiner.cn, Robocoin Asia, Mastercoin Foundation, and others. He is also BitAngels' Los Angeles City Leader and an angel investor in numerous Bitcoin related startups such as BTC China.
ABOUT BRYAN PARKER
Bryan Parker is a member of the Executive Leadership Council and a former member of the Hilton Group, a designation for the top executives at Davita Healthcare where he grew a division from $400 million to $700 million in four years. He's led operations and development in the private sector, managing and growing multi-million dollar budgets and creating local jobs. Parker holds a BA in Political Science and Economics from University of California at Berkeley where he was a student senator. He also holds a JD from the NYU School of Law, where he was president of his class.
Bryan Parker
http://bryanparker.org/
ABOUT GOCOIN
The GoCoin international payment platform enables merchants to reap the benefits of accepting digital currency eliminating credit card fraud and identity theft. GoCoin removes all of the perceived risk by accepting the digital currency on behalf of merchants and clearing the payments instantly via their sophisticated proprietary back end systems. GoCoin processes Bitcoin and Litecoin payments for online and brick and mortar retailers.
GoCoin
http://gocoin.com/
Related News
Bitcoin just got another vote of support from the world of politics. Oakland mayoral candidate Bryan Parker said that he believes the currency will ultimately help solve many of Oakland’s problems. Parker is no stranger to the tech world: he worked as senior director of finance at the security firm iPass over a decade ago. He believes Bitcoin can be used to tackle poverty and address crowdfunding as a way to increase financing for civic development. In an interview with SFGate, Parker elaborated on his vision of bitcoin challenging poverty in Oakland: “What I'm doing is engaging in the....
Oakland, California mayoral candidate Bryan Parker is seemingly no stranger to technology. He's worked as a senior director of finance at tech firm iPass for over ten years, and now he's hoping to use bitcoin to help the impoverished in his community. In an interview with the SFGate said: What I'm doing is engaging in the fight on poverty, which is a big, ambitious goal. What is one of the ways you get poor people into different habits? You start getting them to save more, get them online. (Bitcoin) is a way of using modern technology that's helpful in doing that. If I have money in the....
Curtis Sliwa, a candidate for New York City (NYC) mayor, said that he will make his city “the most cryptocurrency-friendly city” in the U.S. if he is elected. He joins a growing list of mayors and mayoral candidates in growing cryptocurrency adoption.
Mayoral Candidate Plans to Turn NYC Into the Most Crypto-Friendly City
NYC mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa has shared his vision to make New York City the most cryptocurrency-friendly place in the U.S. Sliwa, a radio talk show host, is the founder and chief executive officer of the Guardian Angels, a nonprofit....
The New York City mayoral candidate in the lead, Eric Adams, has promised that in one year New York will be “the center of all technology,” including “the center of bitcoins.” He will compete with Miami where Mayor Francis Suarez had a head start turning Miami into a bitcoin hub. Mayoral Candidate Promises to Turn New York City Into the Bitcoin Hub The 2021 New York City mayoral election is underway. Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, a former police officer, is currently in the lead. He led the first round of voting with 31.7% support. Civil rights lawyer Maya....
Bitcoin could soon take over Wall Street completely, more so than it already has in recent months. According to NYC mayoral candidate Andrew Yang, if elected, he would invest in turning the city as the country’s financial epicenter into a full fledged hub for BTC and other cryptocurrencies. Is this the start of major United States cities fully integrating a Bitcoin standard? Mayoral Candidate Aims To Turn New York City Into Bitcoin Hub Bitcoin adoption […]