Romanian Presidential Candidate Accepts Bitcoin Donations
A Romanian lawmaker has announced that he will be accepting bitcoin donations during his run for presidency. Remus Cernea Constance is a flamboyant independent member of parliament and an avid secularist, known for his campaigns against discrimination based on religious affiliation, and for the separation of church and state. He is a former member of the Green Party and a campaigner for sustainable technologies. Green bitcoins. The politician made headlines with his announcement on Thursday that his campaign would accept donations in the currency, saying: "I'm the first politician in the....
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One presidential candidate in Romania has made waves in his campaign by announcing that he will open up donations in Bitcoin. Remus Cernea, a former Green Party member who is known for speaking out on religious discrimination and unsustainable technologies, made the announcement Thursday: “I’m the first politician in the world who has announced that his presidential campaign will accept donations in Bitcoin. It is a world first as far as I know.” (American Libertarian Party candidate for president Darryl Perry would say otherwise).
United States senator Bernie Sanders, a Presidential hopeful as a candidate for the Democratic nomination up against Hillary Clinton and whose entire campaign funding comes predominantly from donations is now accepting bitcoin, perfectly coinciding with his image as a grassroots candidate. With about 2 million donors, 5.7 million contributions at an average of $27 to a total of $138.9 million, 99.98% of which are campaign donations, Bernie Sanders has the numbers to back his claim as a grass roots candidate. It’s only prudent on his part then, that he’s perfectly willing for his campaign....
Remus Cernea is seeking to become president of Romania, and he's hoping to do it with the help of donations (as most politicians would). Except, unlike most politicians, Cernea has announced his desire to accept bitcoin donations for his campaign. The announcement was made Thursday at a press conference, where Cernea said the following: "I'm the first politician in the world who has announced his candidacy for presidential elections and accepting donations in Bitcoin. It is a world first[,] that I know." But the candidate isn't simply looking for an easy way to get money. He's genuinely....
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Republican presidential candidate for the 2016 elections, Rand Paul has decided to appear at a Bitcoin event to be held in New York on 19th April. The event will be organized at the Union League Club and focus on digital currencies and the technology behind them apart from their various uses. That Paul is a fan of the digital currency Bitcoin became public when during his presidential speech, he announced his openness to accepting Bitcoin in campaign donations. The first presidential candidate ever to accept Bitcoin donations can receive contributions totaling up to $100 via his campaign....