Political Campaigns

Pro-Crypto PAC Giving $50 in Bitcoin to the Campaign of Each Member of Congress

In a bid to raise awareness, the Chamber of Digital Commerce’s PAC is contributing $50 in bitcoin to the campaign of incumbent members of Congress.

News  ·  5 October 2020

Meet the Yield Farmers Plowing Cryptocurrency’s Riskiest Trend

Yield farming could result in promising developments in the DeFi ecosystem. Nonetheless, each yield farmer told CoinDesk the same thing: This stuff is really, really risky.

Markets  ·  5 October 2020
Regulation

US Election Commission Says Crypto Mining For Political Campaigns Is ‘Permissible’

The FEC is open to allowing mining pools to donate to political campaigns, but such donations would qualify as "contributions."

Policy & regulation  ·  19 November 2018
Blockchain Technology

Peruvian Presidential Campaign Pursuing Blockchain Solutions

A political party in Peru is looking to make the blockchain a component of its presidential campaign platform.

Markets  ·  14 October 2015
US

Anti-Virus Tycoon John McAfee Accepts Bitcoin for Presidential Run

Anti-virus software pioneer John McAfee is now accepting bitcoin in his 2016 presidential campaign.

Markets  ·  2 October 2015
News

US Presidential Candidate Rand Paul to Appear at Bitcoin Event

Kentucky Senator and Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul is set to appear at a bitcoin-focused event in New York City this weekend.

Business  ·  16 April 2015
Congress

California Lawyer is Latest Congressional Candidate to Accept Bitcoin

Christina Gagnier, a Californian tech lawyer and business owner, is the latest congressional candidate to accept bitcoin donations.

Markets  ·  28 July 2014
Europe

Swedish Parliamentary Candidate to Raise Bitcoin-Only Campaign Funds

The politician hopes his bitcoin-only fundraising will be a means to improve bitcoin education across Sweden.

Markets  ·  12 July 2014
Regulation

Wisconsin Politician Forced to Return $100 Bitcoin Donation

Politician Mark Clear returned the donation after a state campaign finance regulator declined to authorize the contribution.

Policy & regulation  ·  5 May 2014
Politics

Could Bitcoin Transform America’s Political Fundraising?

Political figures may yet promote the ethos of bitcoin, as the currency is an intriguing resource for campaign fundraising.

Markets  ·  18 January 2014
Regulation

US Federal Elections Commission: Bitcoin Isn’t Money

The FEC has revealed it views bitcoin as a "thing of value", not money.

Policy & regulation  ·  26 November 2013