Exclusive: US Senate Candidate Austin Petersen Talks Crypto

Races for Senate are usually relatively similar. There are a few candidates, some routine bickering, a few shocking allegations, and enough muckraking to make even progressive era journalists look like they were embellishing their subjects. Occasionally though, a wrench is thrown in and shakes up the entire election. This year that person was Austin Petersen.

Political opinions aside, Petersen seems to embody the libertarian spirit put forth by the more anarchical members of the cryptocurrency community. In our short conversation, he continuously pointed out the failings of big government, talked about his thoughts on where cryptocurrency could go and spoke about some of the shortcomings of centralized platforms in the era of fake news.

Petersen is an imposing figure. If you Google him the first thing you’ll see is him holding a gun and smirking. His career is atypical, to say the least. He’s been a model, producer, and consultant even appearing on SNL briefly. Most of his non-political career has been spent in journalism. He currently runs The Libertarian Republic and Liberty Viral news sites. He unsuccessfully ran for the Libertarian party nomination against former New Mexico governor Gary Johnson in the 2016 Presidential Election. He’s now running for a Senate seat in Missouri and has repeatedly made headlines.

Earlier this year, we wrote about Mr. Petersen receiving 24 Bitcoins. It turns out he’s actually had to send back a quarter of a million dollar donation twice for exceeding the Federal Election Commission limit. Having received so much support from crypto users, I was curious about his views on crypto regulation and whether he might have even seen crypto as a potential replacement to fiat currencies.

source: https://www.ccn.com/exclusive-us-senate-candidate-austin-petersen-talks-crypto/