Brock Pierce For President, Crypto Venture Capitalist Announces Candidacy

Brock Pierce, the crypto venture capitalist, and former child star, has announced that he will be joining the presidential race in the 2020 US elections.

On July 5, Brock Pierce the entrepreneur and crypto venture capitalist announced his candidacy for President of the United States, running as an Independent in the November 3, 2020, Presidential election.

Pierce made the announcement himself through Twitter, stating, “I, Brock Pierce, am running for President of the United States of America.”

Brock Pierce is an entrepreneur and venture capitalist with a proven track record of founding disruptive businesses. He's been credited with pioneering the market for digital currency and has raised more than $5 billion for companies he has founded. Pierce is the Chairman of the Bitcoin Foundation and co-founder of EOS Alliance, Blockchain Capital, Tether, and Mastercoin (first ICO).

"I've spent my life creating great things from nothing and I can help others do the same," Pierce said. "Entrepreneurs are essential to the rebuilding of this nation that we love, and I'm running in this race because I know that together we can help build a pathway towards the rebirth of the America we love so much."

Pierce was born and raised in Minnesota, was a child actor who became an entrepreneur at a very early age, then later became a well-recognized figure in technology and cryptocurrency. A staunch supporter of entrepreneurs and small businesses, he understands what it takes to build a business from the ground up.