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LegendaryActivity: 1008Merit: 1005Democracy is the original 51% attack Representative Mark Warden Utilizing Bitcoin for Campaign Donations August 11, 2012, 08:26:47 PM #1





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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Representative Mark Warden Utilizing Bitcoin for Campaign Donations



Goffstown, New Hampshire - August 11, 2012 - State Representative Mark Warden recently added a Bitcoin donation system to his campaign website (



This is a cutting-edge technology that is market based, voluntary, and extremely innovative. I have constituents and vendors who prefer this medium of exchange, so its natural to want to respond to the marketplace, said Warden.



Bitcoin allows users to make transactions with an alternative, decentralized form of currency that is not subject to the inflationary whims of the Federal Reserve or other central banks. Mark Warden is a Republican State Representative running for re-election in Hillsborough Countys District 39, encompassing the towns of Goffstown, Weare, and Deering.



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[note: you can donate to him at this address: 1B39L3wqnbVpRa9oHMWY2F6FsZJJAgJQX6 ] Mark Warden is releasing this press release in New Hampshire...***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Representative Mark Warden Utilizing Bitcoin for Campaign DonationsGoffstown, New Hampshire - August 11, 2012 - State Representative Mark Warden recently added a Bitcoin donation system to his campaign website ( www.markwarden.com ), the first state representative in New Hampshire to utilize this emerging technology. According to Warden, Bitcoin will allow online transactions without the need for any third-party approval.This is a cutting-edge technology that is market based, voluntary, and extremely innovative. I have constituents and vendors who prefer this medium of exchange, so its natural to want to respond to the marketplace, said Warden.Bitcoin allows users to make transactions with an alternative, decentralized form of currency that is not subject to the inflationary whims of the Federal Reserve or other central banks. Mark Warden is a Republican State Representative running for re-election in Hillsborough Countys District 39, encompassing the towns of Goffstown, Weare, and Deering.***[note: you can donate to him at this address: 1B39L3wqnbVpRa9oHMWY2F6FsZJJAgJQX6 ]

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LegendaryActivity: 3318Merit: 1489 Re: Representative Mark Warden Utilizing Bitcoin for Campaign Donations August 11, 2012, 11:20:33 PM #9

This is great ... and not the least because it has potential for serious lulz written all over it.



What happens if he gets some of Bitcoinica's stolen loot or god forbid an anon. donation from a Silk Road dealer, Pirate Bay, or etc?



This is great ... and not the least because it has potential for serious lulz written all over it.What happens if he gets some of Bitcoinica's stolen loot or god forbid an anon. donation from a Silk Road dealer, Pirate Bay, or etc? Monetary Freedom - an inalienable right

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Hero MemberActivity: 756Merit: 500There is more to Bitcoin than bitcoins. Re: Representative Mark Warden Utilizing Bitcoin for Campaign Donations August 12, 2012, 12:17:47 AM #11 A small step for a poltician, a huge leap for the mankind. I wonder about the legal implications. How are donations usually collected in the US at the state level? Can I just drop some cash in a box, or is there always some paperwork involved? They're there , in their room.

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DonatorLegendaryActivity: 1441Merit: 1010I outlived my lifetime membership:) Re: Representative Mark Warden Utilizing Bitcoin for Campaign Donations August 12, 2012, 12:30:50 AM #12 Bitcoin is too much of a pain for him to use, I fear. I think he will realize soon that anyone can vet his donations and demand an account of all those who donated more than the set limit. He may not even realize if someone (possibly an adversary) sends in too much...and if he doesn't notice, any Joe Schmoe can prove he violated campaign funding laws.

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DonatorLegendaryActivity: 1441Merit: 1010I outlived my lifetime membership:) Re: Representative Mark Warden Utilizing Bitcoin for Campaign Donations August 12, 2012, 12:49:13 AM #14 Quote from: FreeMoney on August 12, 2012, 12:37:45 AM He could set up a 'generate me a new donation address' button thing if he wanted to be a little safer. I'm interested to see what if anything anyone does anyway though. What are his opponents like?



+1 that is wise. And ask his donators to not reuse the same donation addresses.



Some of the sites accepting Bitcoin donations on the thread below have utilized the single address for all donations approach...I looked at the block chain for a few of them...no one has gotten much by way of Bitcoin donations...the biggest I saw was 700 or so. +1 that is wise. And ask his donators to not reuse the same donation addresses.Some of the sites accepting Bitcoin donations on the thread below have utilized the single address for all donations approach...I looked at the block chain for a few of them...no one has gotten much by way of Bitcoin donations...the biggest I saw was 700 or so.

1GCDzqmX2Cf513E8NeThNHxiYEivU1Chhe Hardforks aren't that hard. Its getting others to use them that's hard.