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US Election Authority Set to Approve Congressional Candidate's Plan to Issue Ethereum Token
A candidate for Congress wants to reward campaign volunteers and participants with an ethereum-based token. FEC officials are set to give their approval.
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Coinbase's Political Action Committee Shuts Down Without Ever Raising a Cent
Coinbase has shut down its political action committee after 10 months without raising any funds or backing any candidates.
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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."
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Crypto Mining for Political Campaigns? A US Elections Agency Is Considering It
US election officials are considering a request that, if approved, would let people contribute to political campaigns by mining cryptocurrencies.
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Crypto Exchange Coinbase Forms Political Action Committee
Coinbase formed a Political Action Committee, though it is unclear which candidates it plans to support at this time.
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US Elections Watchdog Might Change Bitcoin Rules
The US Federal Elections Committee is quietly debating whether to reclassify how it treats bitcoin donations.
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8 US Politicians to Receive Bitcoin By Mail This Week
BitPAC has sent $250 worth of bitcoin donations to eight members of Congress, including Rand Paul and Paul Ryan.
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Meet the US Politicians Who Are Embracing Bitcoin
CoinDesk provides an overview of the US politicians who are increasing awareness of digital currency.
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FEC Approves Bitcoin In-Kind Donations for US Political Campaigns
The US Federal Election Commission has determined that bitcoin donations may be treated as in-kind political contributions.
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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.
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