New Bitcoin Step from Donald Trump: A First in History

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.”

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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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