US Presidential Candidate Rand Paul Accepting Donations in Bitcoin

US Presidential Candidate Rand Paul Accepting Donations in Bitcoin

Soon after launching his presidential bid with an energetic speech, Senate Rand Paul proved himself a true republican by further announcing to accept campaign donations in Bitcoin. A digital currency that propagates financial decentralization, Bitcoin was born out of the ashes of 2008 financial crisis. It was launched as an alternative to monopolized banking sector, for it allowed people to be the true owner of their money by cutting money-eating middlemen from the overall transactions. It also rose to fame by maintaining transparency by listing all the successful transaction on a public....


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