Bitcoin Donations Accepted by Pro-Biden Group
A political group supporting US Vice President Joe Biden's bid for presidency has announced that they are accepting bitcoin donations. The group called "Draft Biden 2016" will make use of BitPay as its payments processor, which allows donors to make bitcoin donations amounting to as much as $100 per year. "This is in keeping with Vice President Biden's strong support of technology and innovation throughout his career," Draft Biden 2016 director Joseph Schweitzer told The Hill. Bitcoin Donations for Political Causes. Several political campaigns have been looking to solicit support through....
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A political action committee pushing for US Vice President Joe Biden to seek the presidency has announced it will accept bitcoin donations. Draft Biden 2016, according to a report by The Hill, will accept donations in the digital currency. The campaign is using BitPay as a payments processor, allowing donors to contribute up to $100 in bitcoin per year as an in-kind donation. "This is in keeping with Vice President Biden's strong support of technology and innovation throughout his career," Draft Biden 2016 director Joseph Schweitzer told the publication. The US Federal Election Commission....
The National Republican Congressional Committee has announced that it will start accepting campaign donations in crypto. This was reported by Axios on Wednesday. This announcement makes the party the first national party to start accepting cryptocurrency campaign contributions. Individual political candidates have accepted donations in cryptocurrency in the past. But political parties have never accepted […]
In a world where the bitcoin community wants bitcoin accepted worldwide, the bitcoin community should expect bitcoin accepted by everyone. Burning Man, a popular festival in the deserts of Nevada, is accepting donations in bitcoin this year toward their non-profit organization. After accepting bitcoin through Coinbase, Burning Man urged their following to utilize bitcoin because of its self-reliance factors, as well as the overall communal effort associated with the blockchain. "Donations will help provide more grants, training and support to creators of radically interactive art and....
Remus Cernea is seeking to become president of Romania, and he's hoping to do it with the help of donations (as most politicians would). Except, unlike most politicians, Cernea has announced his desire to accept bitcoin donations for his campaign. The announcement was made Thursday at a press conference, where Cernea said the following: "I'm the first politician in the world who has announced his candidacy for presidential elections and accepting donations in Bitcoin. It is a world first[,] that I know." But the candidate isn't simply looking for an easy way to get money. He's genuinely....
Fundraising platform Pledge has now launched ‘PledgeCrypto’ which has now enabled non-profits to take crypto donations in over 130 prominent cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin, Ethereum and Tether are among the cryptocurrencies through which crypto donations can be accepted and instantly converted into fiat currencies. Ariana Grande, the crusader of Trans rights has used Pledge to raise funds […]