Congressman Stockman Visiting NYC Bitcoin Center Monday Evening
A special guest will be making an appearance at the New York City Bitcoin Center on Broad Street on Monday evening. Congressman Steven Stockman will be joining the center's weekly Satoshi Square trading event - which will also serve as a celebration of the start of MediaBistro's Inside Bitcoins event. Representative Stockman of Texas is considered to be pro-bitcoin, and he isn't a stranger to the Bitcoin Center - which sits just about one hundred feet away from the New York Stock Exchange. He made an appearance at the Center's grand opening/New Year's Eve bash in which he began accepting....
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Source: United States Congress. Congressman Steven Stockman of Texas appeared last night at the New Year's Eve bash at the New York City Bitcoin Center and announced acceptance of bitcoin for his upcoming senate campaign, but perhaps more interestingly, his desire to put together a bill in support of bitcoin. The representative is seeking support of a clear-cut bill that is designed to keep federal, state, and local government from interfering with bitcoin and the bitcoin economy, according to Charles Peralo, a director of new business at the NYC Bitcoin Center and was in attendance at the....
Where there's a politician, there's a request for a donation. It's no different with Steve Stockman - Representative of the 36th congressional district in the state of Texas. Stockman now has a donation page up on his website allowing users to submit funds via a connection with digital payments processor BitPay for his run for United States Senate. This is not Stockman's first run-in with bitcoin. He was seen at a New Year's Eve party at 'The Bitcoin Center' in Manhattan's financial district holding up a QR code with a donation address. Could this be the start of a new thing in the....
Yesterday, Texas Congressman Steve Stockman introduced a new House Resolution (HR 5777) entitled: "To protect cryptocurrencies." Congressman Steve Stockman is a Republican, from Texas's 36th Congressional district, who has become one of cryptocurrency's most ardent supporters in politics. Back in May, Stockman introduced HR 4602: Virtual Currency Tax Reform Act after the IRS revealed its virtual currency guidance for taxation. Texas has established itself as one of the most friendly states towards Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. Also read: Texan Congressman to Introduce Virtual Currency Tax....
Source: United States Congress. Congressman Steve Stockman of the 36th District of Texas is embracing digital currency. He made himself known in the bitcoin space at the end of last year when he began accepting bitcoin donations for a Senate campaign. Last night at the New York City Bitcoin Center, Representative Stockman brought a copy of a bill he's planning to introduce to the 113th Congress (second session) on the topic of virtual currencies. Entitled "To change the tax status of virtual currencies from property to currency", the bill (formally called the Virtual Currency Tax Reform....
At a New Year's Eve event in the NYC Bitcoin Center, congressional candidate Steve Stockman went all out for bitcoin. A Republican representative in the Texas 36th District, Stockman wore a QR code associated with a bitcoin address, encouraging BTC donations for his Senate campaign. Stockman needs the money. According to USA Today, his campaign lacks the financial resource of his incumbent opponent, Senator John Cornyn, whom he will face in a district Republican primary battle. USA Today also reported that Cornyn's campaign account contains $7m, while Stockman has $32,000. It's no wonder....