Elon Musk Venerates Crypto-Friendly Republican Presidential Aspirant

Elon Musk, the chief technology officer and chairman of X (formerly known as Twitter), has recently admired Vivek Ramaswamy. He is a popular Republican presidential aspirant in the United States. Musk reacted to Ramaswamy’s interview snippet, categorizing him as the youngest Republican presidential aspirant.

Elon Musk Praises Vivek Ramaswamy, Calling Him a Capable Presidential Aspirant

The snippet belongs to the interview conducted by Tucker on Twitter podcast of Tucker Carlson. While responding to this, Musk also stated that Ramaswamy is a capable candidate. He is famous for his open views on cryptocurrency and digital finance. He has also called for a resilient crypto atmosphere within the US jurisdictions. Ramaswamy also appeared at the Bitcoin 2023 conference that was held in Miami in this respect.

He is a very promising candidate https://t.co/bEQU8L21nd

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 17, 2023

The crypto proponent disclosed that people can make Bitcoin (BTC) contributions to his campaign. This makes him the 2nd presidential aspirant who promotes Bitcoin in the US elections of 2024. During that event, he revealed a QR code leading attendees to an online donation portal providing diverse contribution avenues. For contributions within the limit of up to $6,600, contributors would get a unique non-fungible token (NFT).

Ramaswamy Echoes Floridan Governor Ron DeSantis

Ramaswamy’s endeavor echoes Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (the person who became the initial US presidential aspirant to receive BTC donations. This choice also denotes the increasing importance of crypto assets and their role in carving the financial sector. The elevating fame of Ramaswamy has entered him into closeness with another Republican named Ron DeSantis. He is the Bitcoin-proponent Governor of Florida.

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Nonetheless, Ramaswamy’s entrance into the political sphere has also seen several hurdles. At present, he faces a couple of lawsuits that the former workers of Strive Asset Management made. He is credited for co-founding the platform. The workers assert that they were forced to infringe the securities reuglations.