US Presidential candidate Francis Suarez is officially accepting campaign donations in #Bitcoin.
Bitcoin-friendly Miami Mayor Francis Suarez will be accepting donations to his presidential campaign in bitcoin (BTC) , he announced on CoinDesk TV on Friday.
“Officially, my campaign is accepting bitcoin,” Suarez said. “This is a process of developing technologies that are going to create democratizing opportunities for wealth creation and are not manipulated by a human being’s ulterior motives, political goals, etc.” he said.
Supporters can donate as little as 0.00034 bitcoin, or the equivalent of $1, at FrancisSuarez.com, he said.
Suarez announced the new fundraising effort Friday during an interview with CoinDesk, an online news site covering bitcoin and digital currencies.
“Officially, my campaign is accepting bitcoin,” Suarez said. “This is a process of developing technologies that are going to create democratizing opportunities for wealth creation and are not manipulated by a human being’s alternative motives, political goals, et cetera.”
The longshot Republican hopeful has tied his political brand to crypto since he swept into office in 2017, promising to turn the Florida city into the “crypto capital.” Last year, he unveiled the “Miami bull” statue — a futuristic adaptation of the iconic Wall Street sculpture — to mark the start of the Bitcoin 2022 conference in Miami.
“Cryptocurrency is the future and it’s here to stay—America’s next president must lean into this generational opportunity, not shy away,” Suarez posted on X, the social media site formerly known as Twitter, on Friday. “If you agree, donate just $1 in Bitcoin, and I’ll send you a ‘Vote Bitcoin’ t-shirt, on me.”
