In a recent tweet of June 2, Timothy Ursich, a chiropractor and sports medicine expert running for U.S. Senate in the state of California, recommended making Dogecoin legal cash.
Ursich is seeking support from Dogecoin co-founder Billy Markus and Tesla CEO Elon Musk ahead of the June 7 primary.
The podiatrist is one of the Democratic candidates attempting to replace Sen. Alex Padilla, who represents California with Sen. Dianne Feinstein (who is not up for reelection this year).
Among the famous Democratic opponents are tech billionaire Dan O’Dowd, who wants to make computers safe for mankind, mathematician Akinyemi Agbede, and others.
Padilla, who was nominated by Gov. Gavin Newsom to replace Vice President Kamala Harris’ vacancy, is the overwhelming favourite to win both the primary and the general election.
Ursich considers preventive healthcare and mental health to be the most important public policy concerns.
While it is evident that Dogecoin has no chance of becoming legal cash in California since Ursich is likely to get a minuscule amount of votes, the wealthiest state in the US has lately grown more crypto-friendly.
Gov. Newsome issued an executive order last month that created the basis for the state’s cryptocurrency business to be regulated.
Despite its goal of being carbon neutral by 2045, California is one of the top jurisdictions for Bitcoin mining. The state is responsible for 7.5 percent of the country’s hash production.
