Key Takeaways
- Republican candidate Curtis Bashaw is accepting Bitcoin donations.
- New Jersey ranks second for Bitcoin and digital asset ownership.
- Bashaw joins other U.S. politicians embracing Bitcoin in their campaigns.
Curtis Bashaw, a Republican running for the US Senate in New Jersey, has started accepting Bitcoin donations for his campaign.
His campaign website now lists Bitcoin as a payment option through Anedot.
This aligns Bashaw with other political figures embracing Bitcoin as part of the future of finance. He emphasized that Bitcoin integration in his campaign shows support for innovation and progress.
New Jersey and Bitcoin
New Jersey ranks second in the U.S. for Bitcoin ownership, a fact that Bashaw seeks to leverage.
He aims to represent a state with a significant number of Bitcoin supporters.
Bashaw’s position also reflects a larger trend in U.S. politics, with figures like Miami Mayor Francis Suarez and Wyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis voicing similar support.
Bashaw’s stance comes at a time when Bitcoin ownership in the U.S. has surged, with 40% of American adults now holding some form of digital asset, according to Security.org’s 2024 Crypto Adoption and Sentiment Report.
