Surprise, Surprise: Libertarian Party Accepting Bitcoins Too
It’s all the rage in politics. Democrats are doing it. Federal-level politicians are doing it, and state-level politics are trying to get on it too. Hell, even some Republicans are taking a stab at it. Now, finally, the libertarians are on board with accepting Bitcoins as campaign donations as well (and in Texas, no less). The Libertarian Party of Texas is claiming to be the first political party in Texas to accept Bitcoin. “We fully support and endorse free markets, open systems, and creative innovation,” the party website says. “We embrace this and any other experiment in an alternative....
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The Libertarian Party of Texas announced Friday that they're bracing bitcoin by accepting donations. The announcement comes at the start of the Party's State Convention, taking place between April 11 through 13 in Temple, Texas. "Accepting Bitcoin offers our members and donors another option when it comes to financial contributions to the Libertarian Party of Texas," said Patrick Dixon, Chair at the Party. "I am very proud that our party is the first in Texas to accept Bitcoin." The move isn't entirely surprising. Many libertarians like the concept of digital currency like bitcoin, which....
The Libertarian Party of Texas announced their acceptance of Bitcoin donations recently: "Accepting Bitcoin offers our members and donors another option when it comes to financial contributions to the Libertarian Party of Texas," said Patrick Dixon, Chair, Libertarian Party of Texas. "I am very proud that our party is the first in Texas to accept Bitcoin." For a full list of Political Organizations that accept Bitcoin donations, check here. The Libertarian 2014 State Convention. On April 11th through April 13th, the Libertarian 2014 State Convention was held at the Frank W. Mayborn Civic....
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....
The Libertarian Party of Texas will today log the results of a wide range of ballot initiatives on three separate blockchains, the most recent in a line of projects integrating the technology into the voting process. Results of everything from ballot initiatives proposed on the spot to the selection of the state’s US presidential electors will be logged on the blockchains in what a party leader says is a step toward politicians being held accountable to voters in a new way. John Wilford, treasurer of the Libertarian Party of Texas, told CoinDesk: "The idea is that after the balloting....
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....