{"id":818,"date":"2024-07-08T19:11:42","date_gmt":"2024-07-08T19:11:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ci02e1eec8a00026a0"},"modified":"2024-07-08T19:11:42","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T19:11:42","slug":"republican-national-committee-endorses-pro-bitcoin-platform-in-party-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/markets\/republican-national-committee-endorses-pro-bitcoin-platform-in-party-draft","title":{"rendered":"Republican National Committee Endorses Pro-Bitcoin Platform in Party Draft"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div><p>Today, a Republican National Committee panel approved a draft of its 2024 party platform, that strongly supports Bitcoin.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On page nine, the draft explicitly states, &#8220;We will defend the right to mine Bitcoin, and ensure every American has the right to self-custody of their digital assets, and transact free from Government Surveillance and Control.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">JUST IN: \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 Republican National Committee panel passes draft of party platform, pledging to &quot;defend the right to mine <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bitcoin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#Bitcoin<\/a>&quot; and protect self custody. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CnH8nMOuUO\">pic.twitter.com\/CnH8nMOuUO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bitcoin Magazine (@BitcoinMagazine) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BitcoinMagazine\/status\/1810380325132087548?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 8, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Additionally, it promises to end what it calls the Democrats\u2019 &#8220;unlawful and unAmerican Crypto crackdown&#8221; and opposes the creation of a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). According to <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/4760251-read-rnc-panel-approved-trump-centric-platform\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hill<\/a>, the platform committee overwhelmingly approved the new draft and it will face a final vote on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>This decision further marks a clear stance by the Republican party in favor of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency innovation, positioning itself against the current unwelcoming stance by the Biden Administration and Democrats.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The draft reflects the growing interest and advocacy for protecting and supporting Bitcoin within the party, aligning with broader trends of Bitcoin adoption and support among various Republican politicians.&nbsp;In May, Donald Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BitcoinMagazine\/status\/1794537413907214356\">said<\/a> he &#8220;will ensure that the future of crypto and Bitcoin will be made in the USA.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The full approved draft can be read here:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The draft will face a final vote on Tuesday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2511,"featured_media":96,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[76,61,93,496],"class_list":{"0":"post-818","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-markets","8":"tag-bitcoin","9":"tag-donald-trump","10":"tag-news","11":"tag-republican-national-committee"},"author_data":{"id":2511,"name":"Nik","nicename":"nik","avatar_url":"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/NIK_.jpg"},"featured_image_url":"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/donald_trump_32758233090.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/818","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2511"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=818"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/818\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/96"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=818"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=818"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=818"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}