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Topic: Rand Paul Appoints Bitcoin-Friendly Overstock CEO To Tech Counsel (Read 351 times)

legendary
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Power to the people, I'm guessing he will fight to allow bitcoin to become legal tender (pay taxes with).
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Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) has appointed Overstock.com CEO Patrick Bryne to his tech counsel, a group that includes Michele Weslander Quaid of Google, and Brandon Hudgeons of Schoox and will help shape the presidential candidate’s tech platform.

The move has left bitcoin lovers in a tizzy. Byrne was one of the first CEOs to embrace bitcoin on a mass-market retail platform and is considering using a blockchain-like system for selling shares of his company.

Sen. Paul is also the first presidential candidate to accept bitcoin contributions, and he recently opened a “Silicon Valley office” at a space called StartupHouse.
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http://techcrunch.com/2015/05/11/rand-paul-appoints-bitcoin-friendly-overstock-ceo-to-tech-counsel/
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