US EditionTrump's Pick For Next Governor Of Florida Buys Bitcoin: Is Congressional Committee A Conflict?
Donalds disclosed a $50K-$100K Bitcoin purchase amid pending crypto legislation, raising conflict of interest concerns as multiple lawmakers on financial committees bought similar assets.
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‘Looks bad’: MAGA Rep’s wife bought over $50K in Bitcoin same day he pushed crypto tax cut
A far-right lawmaker running for governor of Florida was lobbying the IRS to write more favorable rules for cryptocurrency, the same day his wife purchased at least $50,000 in Bitcoin, Notus reported on Friday. According to the report, Rep. Byron Donalds joined 18 other lawmakers urging Scott Bessent, the Treasury secretary currently also serving as acting IRS commissioner, to eliminate a rule that treats “staking rewards,” or tokens earned by i…
'Looks bad': MAGA Rep's wife bought over $50K in Bitcoin same day he pushed crypto tax cut
A far-right lawmaker running for governor of Florida was lobbying the IRS to write more favorable rules for cryptocurrency, the same day his wife purchased at least $50,000 in Bitcoin, Notus reported on Friday.According to the report, Rep. Byron Donalds joined 18 other lawmakers urging Scott Bessent...
Rep. Byron Donalds Pressed the IRS for Favorable Crypto Rules. His Wife Bought Bitcoin the Same Day.
Rep. Byron Donalds speaks with a reporter outside the U.S. Capitol, Sept. 8, 2025. Francis Chung/POLITICO/APOn Dec. 18, Rep. Byron Donalds, a Republican from Florida, sent a letter to the Internal Revenue Service’s acting commissioner, Scott Bessent, asking him to axe a rule that declares “cryptocurrency staking rewards” — extra tokens investors earn by locking up their cryptocurrency on a blockchain network — as taxable income upon their receip…
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