{"id":544150,"date":"2023-01-27T03:41:21","date_gmt":"2023-01-27T00:41:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/us-senator-ted-cruz-pushes-for-crypto-in-congress-using-snacks\/"},"modified":"2023-01-27T03:41:21","modified_gmt":"2023-01-27T00:41:21","slug":"us-senator-ted-cruz-pushes-for-crypto-in-congress-using-snacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/us-senator-ted-cruz-pushes-for-crypto-in-congress-using-snacks\/","title":{"rendered":"# US Senator Ted Cruz pushes for crypto in Congress&#8230; using snacks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a26ea7ad90fe\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a26ea7ad90fe\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/us-senator-ted-cruz-pushes-for-crypto-in-congress-using-snacks\/#%E2%80%9D_US_Senator_Ted_Cruz_pushes_for_crypto_in_Congress%E2%80%A6_using_snacks_%E2%80%9C\" >&#8221; US Senator Ted Cruz pushes for crypto in Congress&#8230; using snacks &#8220;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9D_US_Senator_Ted_Cruz_pushes_for_crypto_in_Congress%E2%80%A6_using_snacks_%E2%80%9C\"><\/span>&#8221; US Senator Ted Cruz pushes for crypto in Congress&#8230; using snacks &#8220;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"post-content\" data-v-5a4050f8>Texan Republican Senator Ted Cruz is pushing the United States Congress to adopt cryptocurrency within its halls using an incentive both sides might agree on \u2014 food.<\/p>\n<p>Cruz introduced a concurrent <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/118th-congress\/senate-concurrent-resolution\/1\/text?r=1&amp;s=1\">resolution<\/a> dated Jan. 25 that would only allow vending machine and food service contractors that accept crypto as a payment option within the U.S. Capitol.<\/p>\n<p>If adopted, the Architect of the Capitol, the Secretary of the Senate and the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives would be required to find the crypto-accepting food and vending firms.<\/p>\n<p>At the time of writing the text of the resolution was not publicly available on the Congress website. It\u2019s unknown the potential cost of implementing the measure, or if the resolution would require contractors to take payment in certain cryptocurrencies.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2023-01\/a581670d-a7ab-4c18-83e5-b06a03fa2a37.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><figcaption style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The U.S. Capital Cafe could be one of the purveyors required to take crypto payments. Image: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/U.S.+Capitol+Cafe\/@38.8898224,-77.0059438,3a,75y,90t\/data=!3m7!1e2!3m5!1sAF1QipOCJDhvySJvr4l4ki3m_KKVJmsUVyS6Ad9HHSea!2e10!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipOCJDhvySJvr4l4ki3m_KKVJmsUVyS6Ad9HHSea%3Dw150-h150-k-no-p!7i4032!8i3024!4m7!3m6!1s0x0:0xc066eea87ca4d626!8m2!3d38.8898224!4d-77.0059438!9m1!1b1?hl=en\">Google<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Cointelegraph contacted Cruz\u2019s office for comment but did not im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely receive a response.<\/p>\n<p>Cruz has long been a vocal advocate for cryptocurrencies, especially lauding Bitcoin (BTC) for its decentralization. At roughly this time last year, the Senator bought between $15,000 and $50,000 worth of BTC according to a financial disclosure.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Related: <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Crypto industry leaders \u2018scared of a strong SEC\u2019 \u2014 Senator Warren<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He is one of only eight known crypto investors in Congress according to the \u201cBitcoin Politicians\u201d crowdsourced data project.<\/p>\n<p>The list also includes Cynthia Lummis, the Wyoming Senator behind a pro-crypto piece of legislation and Pat Toomey, a Pennsylvanian Senator who recently introduced a stablecoin bill aiming to create a regulatory framework for payments.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Cruz also has signaled his interest to make his home state of Texas an oasis for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, saying crypto mining could be used to monetize the energy from oil and gas extraction and the activity may be used as an alternate way of storing energy.<\/p>\n<p>The resolution put forward by Cruz will need to be agreed to in both the Senate and the House before it can be adopted.<\/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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