An unusual name - which doesn't start with a K - threw his gauntlet into the presidential ring. Blockchain entrepreneur Brock Pierce has announced that he will participate in the 2020 presidential race as an independent candidate.
"I have spent my life creating great things out of nothing and I can help others do the same," he said in a note. "Entrepreneurs are essential for the rebuilding of this nation and I run in this race because I know that together we can help build a path to the rebirth of America that we love so much."
Unlike Democratic and Republican candidates, independent candidates face different requirements across all 50 states in order to get the vote, including submission deadlines and signing requirements. Some states may even allow candidates to pay a filing fee in order to get the vote.
It is not yet clear how Pierce's candidacy could affect voters (and recent polls show that there is a smaller percentage of voters prone to external candidates in 2020 than in the last presidential election).
If Pierce manages to get into the November elections, he will likely clash with the alleged Republican and Democratic candidate, President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden respectively.
Who is the co-founder of Block.One
Pierce, who was born in Minnesota, had his first big breakthrough in 1992, when he played Emilio Estevez in The Mighty Ducks, a 10-year-old boy.
In addition to resuming his role in D2: The Mighty Ducks in 1994, he also starred in First Kid as the president's teenage son who is placed under protection by a secret service agent, played by Sinbad.
He also starred in numerous other roles, including Little Big League and Three Wishes before retiring from the acting scene.
After moving away from acting, Pierce turned to the cryptocurrency market
He was one of the first investors to believe in the digital currency ea buy Bitcoins, and is the president of the Bitcoin foundation, according to his Linkedin page. He is also co-founder of numerous companies, including EOS Alliance, Mastercoin, Blockchain Capital, Tether and Block.one, of course, as well as founder of Integro Foundation, a non-profit company based in Puerto Rico.
In 2018, he entered the first list of Forbes among the richest people who belong to the world of cryptocurrencies, ranking ninth.
Pierce was also charged in a lawsuit in 2000 in connection with his ties to the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, although many of the charges "were subsequently retracted and one of the plaintiffs was convicted of fraud," according to The Hollywood Reporter.
In a previous statement, Pierce claimed that "there was no truth in the allegations" which he described as an "attempted extortion". Presidential elections will be held on November 3rd.
