US Republican Party's election arm to accept cryptocurrency donations
The NRCC said that it will collect all identifying data from individuals who donate with crypto. The United States’ National Republican Congressional Committee — the body responsible for coordinating Republican electoral efforts — is introducing donations in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC).The NRCC announced Wednesday on Twitter that the committee will begin accepting crypto donations for election campaigns, sending its fundraising efforts “to the moon.”https://t.co/aIisNV5BiD pic.twitter.com/F9ktKFfHAq— NRCC (@NRCC) June 17, 2021 According to a Wednesday report by Axios news agency,....
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Bitcoin officially infiltrated one of the two major United States political parties this weekend when the Louisiana Republican Party (LAGOP) began accepting bitcoin donations. "The party hasn't publicly launched our bitcoin donation page, but the link went live over the weekend," LAGOP Executive Director Jason Doré told CCN. "We plan to do a public launch later this week." While the Libertarian Party was the first political party to accept bitcoin donations back in April 2013, the Louisiana Republican Party says they are the first major state political party to accept donations via the....
The House Republicans’ campaign arm said on Thursday that it will be accepting cryptocurrencies using the payment processor Bitpay. The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) is a lobbyist organization aimed at supporting the election of Republicans to Congress, via direct financial contributions to candidates and the Republican Party. NRCC to Accept Crypto Donations but Funds Will Be Converted and Deposited in US Dollars Republican bureaucrats are willing to accept donations in digital assets to help fuel their political elections. On June 17, the NRCC revealed it would....
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 […]
The Republican Party of Louisiana (LAGOP) is now accepting contributions in bitcoin via its official website. Only New York state has made the same move within the Republican Party, as have the Libertarian Party of Louisiana and the Libertarian Party of Texas. The news follows guidance from the US Federal Election Commission (FEC) determining that political campaigns and political action committees (PACs) can accept bitcoin as a form of in-kind donation under current federal election laws. Speaking to CoinDesk, LAGOP executive director Jason Doré said other states may soon follow suit as....
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....