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Gemini Co-founder Donates $21 Million Worth of Bitcoin to Support U.S. Crypto Legislation Drive

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On August 21st, the Winklevoss brothers, who are the co-founders of the U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Gemini, announced that they have donated Bitcoin worth $21 million, approximately 188.4547 BTC, to the Digital Freedom Fund Political Action Committee (PAC). The Winklevoss brothers stated that since Trump took office, not only has he fulfilled the promises made during the election but has also exceeded expectations. They hope that this unprecedented progress and momentum can continue to support President Trump and his administration in leading the United States into a golden age. The Digital Freedom Fund will focus on the following: Winning the midterm elections by identifying and supporting candidates in the primaries and midterm elections who advocate for President Trump's cryptocurrency agenda; Advocating for well-thought-out market structure legislation that enhances the freedom for the cryptocurrency industry to thrive and avoids excessive regulation and cumbersome licensing regimes; Promoting a streamlined market structure bill that clearly defines the rights of users to own, self-custody, and engage in peer-to-peer (P2P) Bitcoin and cryptocurrency transactions; Opposing central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and seeking legislation to ban central bank digital currencies (CBDCs).
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