Candidate Running For 2020 US Elections Accepts Cryptocurrency Donations

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
acceptance of cryptocurrency as forms of donation, according to Yang's campaign.The campaign on Monday announced that it can accept
Bitcoin, Ethereum, and anything on the ERC20 standard within a maximum of $2,500, reports Xinhua news agency.Venmo payments of up to $2,700
are also acceptable.The campaign has also used other tech innovations including Twitch and Instagram TV to live broadcast campaign
events.Donors will receive a form that will allow the campaign to verify their voter qualifications, after which it will send a
cryptocurrency wallet address to allow them to make donations.Yang, 43, founded the New York-based entrepreneurial fellowship organisation
called Venture for America.He authored a book called "The War on Normal People" which argues in favour of a universal basic income of $1,000
a month for all US citizens between the ages of 18 to 64.He also opposes artificial intelligence and automation technology.Yang favours a
new type of capitalist economy called "human capitalism" that is geared to maximise human well-being.