US Presidential Candidate Rand Paul Accepting Donations in Bitcoin
Soon after launching his presidential bid with an energetic speech, Senate Rand Paul proved himself a true republican by further announcing to accept campaign donations in Bitcoin. A digital currency that propagates financial decentralization, Bitcoin was born out of the ashes of 2008 financial crisis. It was launched as an alternative to monopolized banking sector, for it allowed people to be the true owner of their money by cutting money-eating middlemen from the overall transactions. It also rose to fame by maintaining transparency by listing all the successful transaction on a public....
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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....
Bitcoin has been caught in the crosshairs of many politicians around the globe, which can be both a curse and a blessing at the same time. Some politicians will openly embrace Bitcoin – or at least as long as it fits their agenda – while others will call Bitcoin “a financial instrument that should be avoided at any cost.” Whether you are into politics or not, the upcoming presidential elections in the United States could prove to be an interesting moment in history for Bitcoin. Rand Paul Accepts Campaign Donations in Bitcoin. Most of our readers will have heard about Presidential contender....
Kentucky Senator and Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul is set to appear at a digital currency-focused event in New York City this weekend. To be held on 19th April at the private venue Union League Club, the event will be hosted by Blockchain Technologies Corp, a startup incubator associated with Bitcoin Center NYC. Paul made headlines earlier this month when he became the first presidential candidate in the 2016 race to begin accepting bitcoin donations. The announcement sparked debate among commentators divided as to whether Paul stands to gain from embracing digital currency....
Presidential candidate Rand Paul graced the 19th April Bitcoin event held at the Union League Club and left the attendees highly impressed with his thoughts on the cryptocurrency. The event was hosted by the Bitcoin Center NYC and a start-up incubator Blockchain Technologies Corp. Rand Paul is the running the first presidential campaign ever to accept Bitcoin in donations. Since the event was not publicly promoted by the campaign management team, the remarks from the events will not be released, said Sergio Gor, spokesperson for Paul's campaign. However, the social media was abuzz with....