State: Wisconsin
What did Wisconsin’s Ethics Commission do about bitcoin campaign contributions? The Ethics Commission Administrator asked the Legislature to make a determination on how to handle bitcoin contributions
What 2 policy reasons did the Ethics Commission give to the Legislature?
- “provide clarity to candidates and committees as to whether they may accept contributions of cryptocurrency.”
- concern over the anonimity of bitcoin contributions
What prompted bitcoin as campaign contributions in Wisconsin? A request from the Libertarian party to allow for bitcoin contributions
3 Governmental entities allow bitcoin contributions:
- federal government
- Montana
- Washington, D.C.
Tampa Bay Times via AP | Ethics Commission asks Legislature to decide bitcoins