Govt. Dislikes Bitcoin, Unless It's For Politics
In the same breath, government officials list bitcoin as a potential threat to national security, but if you wish to fund political committees, they will accept cash, credit, check, and bitcoin, the digital currency they can't control. On Thursday, May 8th, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) voted in favor of accepting bitcoin as payment in support of....
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