Are Bitcoins the next campaign donation?

Published September 5, 2013 4:00am ET



A conservative political action committee is asking whether it can accept Bitcoins as contributions and then use those Bitcoins on campaign activities.

Conservative Action Fund PAC sent a letter to the Federal Election Commission in August requesting an advisory opinion about the use of Bitcoins as campaign currency.

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