Bitcoin Supporting US Presidential Candidate Drops out of Race Nine Months from Polling Day

Andrew Yang, the Bitcoin supporter running for US president, dropped out of the presidential race with just nine months left until polling day. Yang who came into the limelight in 2017 after declaring his intentions to run for president is popular for supporting crypto especially bitcoin. Andrew cited small followers as the main reason for dropping out of the competitive upcoming elections.

Yangs Vision for America 

Presidential candidate Yang got to be known on the campaign trail due to his ambition of introducing a minimum income for every American and his intense support for Bitcoin. Andrew suggested that during his regime, the government would pay every adult American $1000 preferably in Bitcoin every month.

Candidate Yang said the basic $1000 income for every adult would be part of his agenda to achieve universal basic income for all. On the other hand the candidate also planned to introduce new regulations to harmonize activities within the crypto space. Andrew also declared plans to regulate to encourage innovation within the blockchain industry.

At the moment the American government still holds that Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are illegal in the country. In his campaign Andrew mentioned that cryptocurrency and Blockchain significantly contributes to the US economy. For that reason he wanted to introduce a clear guideline to control these emerging technologies in the United states.

Crypto Fans Supported Andrew Yangs Campaign

Andrew Yang announced his love for cryptocurrency earlier in 2017 and gained much support from the crypto community online. As coinidol.com, a world blockchain news outlet, has previously reported, Yang believed cryptocurrency could facilitate the creation of a transparent society. Thousands of cryptocurrency supporters on twitter followed the YangGang HashTag. However it’s important to note that just a small percentage of these people are eligible US voters. He was supported by some prominent personalities of the community, with Elon Musk being one of them. 

Nevertheless his policy’s faced criticism from opponents who thought differently about his economic policies. Many of his economic knowledgeable critics opposed the idea of the government giving free money to every adult citizen saying it's unsustainable. Others on the other hand said his support towards Bitcoin is worrying as none of the richest 1% Americans don't agree with Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies.

Although Mr. Yang's online supporters are in their millions, he realised he actually had very few supporters eligible to vote in the US elections. With a stiff competition poised by popular candidates Yang lacked the numbers to continue with his presidential campaigns. During the Iowa Caucus Yang counted zero delegates and scored barely 3% in New Hampshire.