New Yorkers Tout Blockchain at Libertarian Party Convention
Last week, at the New York Libertarian Party Convention, there was some strong enthusiasm for blockchain technology. According to a report from the Verge, former Ron Paul campaign consultant Nick Spanos was on a mission to promote voting via distributed ledger technology. Other attendees, like presidential candidate John McAfee, also had opinions about....
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The Libertarian Party of Texas announced their acceptance of Bitcoin donations recently: "Accepting Bitcoin offers our members and donors another option when it comes to financial contributions to the Libertarian Party of Texas," said Patrick Dixon, Chair, Libertarian Party of Texas. "I am very proud that our party is the first in Texas to accept Bitcoin." For a full list of Political Organizations that accept Bitcoin donations, check here. The Libertarian 2014 State Convention. On April 11th through April 13th, the Libertarian 2014 State Convention was held at the Frank W. Mayborn Civic....
The Libertarian Party of Texas announced Friday that they're bracing bitcoin by accepting donations. The announcement comes at the start of the Party's State Convention, taking place between April 11 through 13 in Temple, Texas. "Accepting Bitcoin offers our members and donors another option when it comes to financial contributions to the Libertarian Party of Texas," said Patrick Dixon, Chair at the Party. "I am very proud that our party is the first in Texas to accept Bitcoin." The move isn't entirely surprising. Many libertarians like the concept of digital currency like bitcoin, which....
The Libertarian Party of Texas will today log the results of a wide range of ballot initiatives on three separate blockchains, the most recent in a line of projects integrating the technology into the voting process. Results of everything from ballot initiatives proposed on the spot to the selection of the state’s US presidential electors will be logged on the blockchains in what a party leader says is a step toward politicians being held accountable to voters in a new way. John Wilford, treasurer of the Libertarian Party of Texas, told CoinDesk: "The idea is that after the balloting....
Transparency and accessibility to information have always been issues dealt with during elections. Lest we forget the insanity in the United States during the elections of 2000. Recount after recount to ensure that the votes were properly counted and ultimately the courts decided. Well, Blockchain Technologies Corp. (BTC) is here to change voting. We have been tracking the development of BTC’s tech here at CCN.LA. But just a few weeks ago the folks at BTC took a trip to San Antonio, Texas to demo the technology for the Libertarian Party of Texas’ (LPTexas) 2016 State Convention. The....
US presidential candidate Gary Johnson has won the Libertarian Party nomination. He is also the only major presidential candidate to accepting donations in Bitcoin. May 29th at the Libertarian Party convention in Orlando, Florida, Johnson was chosen as the party’s nominee. He placed first on a first ballot vote, though with insufficient margins to win outright. On the second ballot, Johnson secured the nomination, edging out Austin Petersen and John McAffee, respectively. According to the donation page on the Johnson campaign website, Bitcoin is mentioned among the accepted forms of....