Congressional candidates are now allowed to donate bitcooney for the 2018 elections

in congressional •  7 years ago 

The US House Representative candidate said that he started receiving Bitcoin donations.Patrick Nelson is running for the 21st Congressional District City in New York City According to a report from the Federal Journal The Times Union, in February, Nelson filed for filing in January.A Barney Sanders supporter and former employee of New York State Legislative, Nelson is leading a progressive campaign plan ahead of the November 2018 election. He showed one of the three candidates, public records for Democratic nomination.In the statement, Nelson, who has contributed through the payment processor, announced at the time of accepting donations in Bitcoin that the Forward-Agenda reflects. After failing to sit in the Stilwater Town Council in 2010, Nelson donated a bit for the previous campaign."Our goal in this campaign is to adopt the principle of 21st Century 21st Century," Nelson said, "This means that we are involved in new technologies and new technologies like Blockken and Bitcoin."When the Federal Election Commission (FEC) rules in compliance with the rules in 2014, the US government approves the political campaign.A contribution of Bitcoin - currently has a cap of $ 100 for donors - is considered "a form of donation" by which people can give valuable resources in the campaign which may later be sold. Once sold, the campaigns take 10 days to generate income in their official promotional deposits.Other candidates in the United States public office accept Bitcoin donations during the last election cycle. Among these, Kentucky Senator Rand Paul, who created waves during the 2013 presidential election, began to join the cryptocolines.As reported by CoinDesk as before, FEC is considering whether to change its rules on Bitcoin donations. During a meeting in September last year, the commissioners began discussing how to treat Bitcoin like monetization

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