National Republican Congressional Committee To Accept Crypto Donations
The National Republican Congressional Committee has announced that it will start accepting campaign donations in crypto. This was reported by Axios on Wednesday. This announcement makes the party the first national party to start accepting cryptocurrency campaign contributions. Individual political candidates have accepted donations in cryptocurrency in the past. But political parties have never accepted […]
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The National Republican Congressional Committee has become the first national party committee to solicit bitcoin donations.
The House Republicans’ campaign arm said on Thursday that it will be accepting cryptocurrencies using the payment processor Bitpay. The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) is a lobbyist organization aimed at supporting the election of Republicans to Congress, via direct financial contributions to candidates and the Republican Party. NRCC to Accept Crypto Donations but Funds Will Be Converted and Deposited in US Dollars Republican bureaucrats are willing to accept donations in digital assets to help fuel their political elections. On June 17, the NRCC revealed it would....
The NRCC said that it will collect all identifying data from individuals who donate with crypto. The United States’ National Republican Congressional Committee — the body responsible for coordinating Republican electoral efforts — is introducing donations in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC).The NRCC announced Wednesday on Twitter that the committee will begin accepting crypto donations for election campaigns, sending its fundraising efforts “to the moon.”https://t.co/aIisNV5BiD pic.twitter.com/F9ktKFfHAq— NRCC (@NRCC) June 17, 2021 According to a Wednesday report by Axios news agency,....
Christina Gagnier is the latest US congressional candidate to accept campaign donations in bitcoin. The Democrat representing California's 35th congressional district is a business owner and lawyer who specializes in technology and, more specifically, the Internet. Gagnier said that several of her constituents had asked if she would begin accepting bitcoin donations, and when guidance issued by the Federal Elections Committee (FEC) in May allowed her to, she embraced the idea. She told CoinDesk: "My campaign is particularly focused on meeting voters where they are at, whether that's....
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....