Former President Donald Trump became the first American leader to accept Bitcoin Lightning Network payments for campaign donations.
The Trump campaign partnered with OpenNode, a leading Bitcoin and Lightning Network infrastructure provider, to make these donations. Trump supporters can now contribute to Trump's 2024 presidential campaign using Bitcoin via the Lightning Network, a technology designed to enable fast and low-cost transactions.
“OpenNode is proud to partner with Anedot to bring Bitcoin into the political donation process,” OpenNode said in a statement to Bitcoin Magazine.
“This is the perfect combination of OpenNode's leading Bitcoin technology stack and Anedot's robust platform for political and non-profit organizations. “The Trump campaign's adoption of our solution is a powerful testament to how political campaigns and nonprofits across the country can seamlessly accept Bitcoin donations.”
In his speech at the Libertarian Party convention last weekend, Trump emphasized his commitment to creating a Bitcoin-friendly environment in the United States, declaring that “the future of crypto and Bitcoin will be produced in the United States” and promising to “support the self-custody rights of the country's 50 million crypto holders.” gave.
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