Swedish Parliamentary Candidate to Raise Bitcoin-Only Campaign Funds
Sweden's general election is set to take place on 14th September, and one of the country's parliamentary candidates announced this week what could be a world first in campaign financing. Mathias Sundin is a former Member of Parliament and the deputy mayor of the Swedish city Norrköping. He's running again this year for a seat in Parliament to represent the county of Östergötland. And as of 10th July his campaign accepts donations exclusively in bitcoin. Speaking with CoinDesk, he said: "Bitcoin - and other digital currencies - is a fantastic innovation. By accepting only bitcoin in my....
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