U.S. Senator Who Called Bitcoin 'Ideal Choice for Criminals,' Convicted of Bribery – CoinDesk

New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez (Democrat), a vocal critic of cryptocurrencies, was found guilty by a jury on Tuesday of accepting bribes, including gold bars and luxury cars, in exchange for political influence. Stacey Herbert, a member of El Salvador’s President Najib Bukele’s National Office for Bitcoin (ONBTC), said: I wrote to X While Senator […]