Politicians Are Using Bitcoin to Make Money and Show They’re Cool Too

Politicians Are Using Bitcoin to Make Money and Show They’re Cool Too

Much like your Dad whipping out the phrase “YOLO” in front of your friends to prove how hip he is to the kids these days, American politicians are jumping on the Bitcoin bandwagon to show the young-and-cryptocurrency-minded how in touch they are with technology (while, of course, making money at the same time). Democrats and Republicans alike have begun accepting campaign contributions in Bitcoin following the US Federal Election Commission (FEC) opinion issued earlier this month that political committees should be allowed to accept $100 worth of bitcoin per donor per election. (The $100....


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