Not only is Tulsi Gabbard a member of the US Congress who is known for pioneering work in many fields but she’s also the very first Hindi member of Congress as well as the first Samoan-American on the legislative board.

Gabbard has also admitted that she is an avid cryptocurrency enthusiast and investor and has recently announced her campaign for the presidency.

The US congresswoman is currently making ripples with her recent announcement to campaign for the spot in the oval office.

Gabbard stated:

”I have decided to run and will be making a formal announcement next week.”

In the past, Gabbard has also been a vital member of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) but opted to resign from the DNC in 2016 so that she could endorse Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders’ run for president. Gabbard is known for her proposals of unorthodox methods when it comes to foreign policies.

In addition to all these genuinely bold moves, Gabbard has also revealed that she is a crypto investor. Furthermore, the congresswoman has divulged the fact that she holds assets of both ETH and Litecoin during a routine filing which took place last year. The actual value of her holdings, however, was not brought to light during the process of filing.

Instead, her holdings were listing the ballpark region of somewhere between $1000 and $15 000. Notably, the listing does reveal that Gabbard made her investments in crypto during 2017’s crypto mania in December of that year.

We all remember that the end of 2017 was defined by what many thought back then to be an unstoppable crypto bull market with the market cap increasing to $566.2 billion before reaching the record of $813.8 billion just a month later in January 2018.

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Sadly, we also all know that since that all-time-high the crypto market cap has dwindled to around $118 billion which means that the congresswoman more than likely did not turn in a profit on her 2017 investment. That being said, the fact that Gabbard has revealed her ownership of ETH & Litecoin alludes to the fact that she know’s what she’s doing.

In the past, the congresswoman has condemned traditional financial institutions, blaming them for the USA’s “broken system”. Gabbard also recently revealed that her 2020 campaign would have core focuses on climate change, healthcare access, criminal justice reform and global conflicts.

In the coming months, we can undoubtedly expect more Democrat nominees to be announced, and it seems highly likely that Congresswoman Gabbard will face off against Elizabeth Warren who is said to be a boisterous and outspoken critic of crypto. An interesting debate on the digital currency landscape is most certainly on the cards. Could Gabbard, if elected be the global messiah that cryptocurrency and blockchain needs?

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