Representative Mike Collins, a United States congressman for the State of Georgia, announced that his campaign in Congress is now receiving cryptocurrency donations on March 5.
Donations can be made with Bitcoin (Btc), Ether (Eth), Litecoin (LTC), Dogecoin (Doge), Solana (Sol), USDT (USDT) and so on. Collins released a statement next to announcement:
“America has been restrained by our reluctance to adapt to emerging technology, be AI, machine study, or alternative possessions like crypto. I hope that by introducing this platform, I can refine the crypto industry.”
The lawmaker before Announced $ 65,000 in ETH purchases During the period of 2024 and There are many altcoin acquisitionsincluding up to $ 15,000 in Velodrome (Velo), up to $ 15,000 in graph (GRT), and up to $ 115,000 in Aerodrome Finance (AERO).
Recently, Collins Announced a Ski Mask Dog Purchase (SKI).
Rep. Collins talking to Congress in 2024. Source: Rep. Mike Collins
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U.S. president candidates receive crypto political donations
Robert F. Kennedy Jr has been US president’s first candidate to accept BTC For campaign donations in May 2023.
Speaking at the Bitcoin 2023 conference in Miami, Florida, the former independent candidate called BTC an asset that promotes freedom, individual freedom and democracy.
The former Republican Presidential has hope Vivek Ramaswamy followed the suit Days after Kennedy and it was also announced that his campaign would receive contributions to the BTC political campaign.
“Let’s make the election in 2024 a referendum in the Fiat Currency,” the former candidate told the audience in Bitcoin 2023.
During the election of 2024 US, President Donald Trump today announced Campaign will accept cryptocurrenciesincluding BTC, ETH, DOGE, SOL, USDC (USDC), Shiba Inu (Shib), and XRP (XRP).
Trump promised to end the war in cryptoand follows His reelection in November 2024The US government has noted to move its posture to cryptocurrencies.
This regulation includes the Securities and Exchange Commission that ends some high -profile suits against industry companies and Opening a dialogue with industry executives.
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