Roger Ver has offered presidential candidate Bernie Sanders $100,000 in bitcoin if he agrees to a debate on patriotism.
Bitcoin and blockchain technology were heralded as innovations by members of the US government at a conference this week.
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Wall Street veteran Jason Leibowitz answers questions about how bitcoin was created, how it works and why it matters.
The Cato Institute's Jim Harper discusses how bitcoin needs level-headedness from its community to survive as a non-political digital currency.
CoinDesk contributor Bailey Reutzel argues the communication breakdown in bitcoin reveals the project is no longer making good on its original ideals.
Congressman David Schweikert, a member of the House Financial Services Committee, is to speak at a blockchain event in Washington, DC, this March.
A member of parliament for the Scottish National Party (SNP) has urged his party to consider experimenting with a national digital currency. Speaking at the SNP conference held in Aberdeen – in northeastern Scotland – George Kerevan said he wanted the country to trial the ScotPound, a native digital currency that would co-exist alongside the […]
Anti-virus software pioneer John McAfee is now accepting bitcoin in his 2016 presidential campaign.
CoinDesk looks at some of the high-profile politicians embracing bitcoin and blockchain technology to date.
US presidential candidate Rick Perry has stated he supports "regulatory breathing room" for digital currencies such as bitcoin.
A political action committee pushing for US Vice President Joe Biden to seek the presidency has announced it will accept bitcoin donations.
Kentucky Senator and Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul is set to appear at a bitcoin-focused event in New York City this weekend.
CoinDesk has looked at the top bitcoin-related headlines from across the world.
Kentucky Senator and presidential candidate Rand Paul is now accepting campaign donations in bitcoin.