Rand Paul loves to present himself as a political pioneer. This week, however, the Kentucky senator and darling of the Tea Party is carving out new frontiers in finance. Announcing a 2016 presidential bid on Tuesday, he said he would collect donations via bitcoin. That makes him the first US politician to raise funds using thecryptocurrency. The move is likely to be wildly popular with his libertarian supporters, given the Republican party’s deep suspicions of fiat currency and the US Federal Reserve.
蘭德•保羅(Rand Paul)十分喜歡以政治先鋒的形象現身。然而，最近這位肯塔基州參議員、茶黨(Tea Party)紅人開始在金融領域開闢新土。在宣佈參加2016年美國總統競選時，他稱自己將通過比特幣接受捐款。這使他成爲首位將利用加密電子貨幣(cryptocurrency)籌集資金的美國政客。鑑於共和黨對法定貨幣及美聯準(Fed)極度不信任，此舉可能會廣受其自由派支持者的歡迎。
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