Vote Bitcoin Friendly Pirate Party In Sunday's 2015 Finland Parliamentary Election
If you're a citizen of Finland, this weekend presents you a chance to vote in favor of the Pirate Party of Finland (Piraattipuolue) in the Finnish Parliament election, which occurs on Sunday. The party is a member of Pirate Parties International, and has long accepted Bitcoin donations. Last month, the party received more than 10,000 euro in bitcoins (the party received 4,000 euro in donations through all channels in 2014.) The Pirate Party has included cryptocurrencies in their party program, and, in spite of its incipience, has grown to become the biggest party outside of Parliament at....
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