Should There Be A Bitcoin Political Party?
Should we depend on established political parties to defend the interest of Bitcoiners? Or is it time to form a new Bitcoin political party?This is an opinion editorial by Robert Hall, a content creator and small business owner.As political polarization continues to widen, finding your ideological home in a political party has become difficult. In today's political environment, you must be all in with the party. This adherence to dogmatic orthodoxy applies to both the Republican and Democrat party. If you stray from the party line on any issue, you are instantly crucified as a turncoat,....
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Bitcoin officially infiltrated one of the two major United States political parties this weekend when the Louisiana Republican Party (LAGOP) began accepting bitcoin donations. "The party hasn't publicly launched our bitcoin donation page, but the link went live over the weekend," LAGOP Executive Director Jason Doré told CCN. "We plan to do a public launch later this week." While the Libertarian Party was the first political party to accept bitcoin donations back in April 2013, the Louisiana Republican Party says they are the first major state political party to accept donations via the....
A new Australian political party has proposed the introduction of a token-based political system based on the concept of decentralised blockchain technology. Called the Flux Party, the new entity has already attracted more than the 500 members it needs to potentially place senate candidates on ballots in all the country's states. However, the party's immediate goal is to try and elect six senators, according to Reuters. Notably, the Flux Party will be free of its own policies, instead opting for its senators to vote for or against legislation at the bidding of token holders. Party....
A new political party in Australia wants to replace the existing political system with a system that allows people to vote using bitcoin, according to Reuters. The Flux Party believes that voters can use bitcoin to grant votes on legislative proposals. It believes bitcoin will enable representative democracy in the information age. The party’s goal is to elect six senators who will not propose policies but will vote on legislation at the direction of their members, who will deliver votes on every bill online. “If they didn’t have to be senators, if they could just be software or robots....
The Republican Party of Louisiana (LAGOP) is now accepting contributions in bitcoin via its official website. Only New York state has made the same move within the Republican Party, as have the Libertarian Party of Louisiana and the Libertarian Party of Texas. The news follows guidance from the US Federal Election Commission (FEC) determining that political campaigns and political action committees (PACs) can accept bitcoin as a form of in-kind donation under current federal election laws. Speaking to CoinDesk, LAGOP executive director Jason Doré said other states may soon follow suit as....
Kim Dotcom wants to launch a cryptocurrency in New Zealand. This was found on his political party's website. Remember Kim Dotcom? This German-Finnish entrepreneur made headlines in the past as the founder of Megaupload, a website where it was easy to put up illegal content for download. After some time arguing with authorities, he has now returned and loves to shine his light on recent technological developments. Guess what, he loves cryptocurrencies. The Internet Party. Kim Dotcom founded a political party in New Zealand, called The Internet Party. Even though The Internet Party is....