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- Digital currency advocate Mathias Sundin has become a member of Sweden’s parliament after funding his election campaign solely in bitcoin.
Now, and for the next four years, Sundin will represent the constituents of Östergötland in the parliament, which has 349 members from across the country.
Outlining his political agenda on his blog, Sundin made it clear that he would oppose “knee-jerk regulation” of bitcoin and disruptive technologies in general. Taking the advice ‘put your money where your mouth is’, the politician also made a point of accepting campaign donations solely in bitcoin.