{"id":362054,"date":"2021-11-03T21:10:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-03T18:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/us-senator-submits-resolution-too-allow-crypto-payments-in-us-capitol-complex\/"},"modified":"2021-11-03T21:10:00","modified_gmt":"2021-11-03T18:10:00","slug":"us-senator-submits-resolution-too-allow-crypto-payments-in-us-capitol-complex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/us-senator-submits-resolution-too-allow-crypto-payments-in-us-capitol-complex\/","title":{"rendered":"# US Senator submits resolution too allow crypto payments in US Capitol Complex"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong># US Senator submits resolution too allow crypto payments in US Capitol Complex <\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjEtMTEvNzA3NjU0ZGItMDIwMi00MmNhLTk0MzQtMDhjZTUzOTE3NWJjLmpwZw==.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content\" data-v-128018ef>U.S. Republican Senator Ted Cruz of Texas <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/117\/crec\/2021\/11\/01\/167\/191\/CREC-2021-11-01-pt1-PgS7540-2.pdf\">submitted<\/a>\u00a0a resolution on the Senate floor Monday that would require the acceptance of cryptocurrency payments at all gift shops, restaurants and vending machines located within the Capitol complex. The resolution, titled Adopting Cryptocurrency in Congress as an Exchange of Payment for Transactions, or ACCEPT, also prohibits the Architect of the Capitol \u2014 a presidential <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ointee who oversees the administration of the Capitol Complex \u2014 from entering into contracts which preclude the use of cryptocurrency as a form of payment provided that they \u201care cost-effective and value-centered for patrons.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cruz <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/11\/01\/exclusive-sen-ted-cruz-proposes-to-increase-cryptocurrency-awareness-acceptance-in-congress\/\">said<\/a> in an interview with Breitbart <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> \u201cAs consumers better understand and embrace cryptocurrency, merchants are increasingly accepting crypto as a payment method. Congress is typically slow to adopt new <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a>. My bill would position Congress to lead on this issue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In October, Cruz made headlines for saying that wasted natural gas could be used to mine bitcoin and shore up the Texas electrical grid at the Texas Blockchain summit. This September, Cruz opposed Biden nominee Saule Omarova for Comptroller of the Currency partially on the grounds that she would over regulate crypto. This past August, Cruz introduced an amendment to an infrastructure bill that would have nixed a provision requiring the reporting of crypto transactions over $10,000. <\/p>\n<p><template data-name=\"subscription_form\" data-type=\"law_decoded\"><\/template><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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