US Elections Watchdog Might Change Its Bitcoin Donation Rules

US Elections Watchdog Might Change Its Bitcoin Donation Rules

Amidst the backdrop of a chaotic presidential election between Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump, the US Federal Election Commission is quietly debating whether to reclassify how it treats bitcoin donations. In May 2014, the FEC greenlit bitcoin donations to political campaigns, classifying them as an “in-kind” contribution, responding to a request by a Make Your Laws PAC, a North Carolina organization. At the time, the agency put a cap of $100 per contributor, an amount that corresponds to whatever the current market price is at the time of the donation. By ruling that....


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