Weekend Roundup: Snowden Accepting Bitcoins, Ecuador’s Digital Money Launches, and ChangeTip Rolling Out Facebook Support
On Thursday, Carlo Caraluzzo reported that American whistleblower Edward Snowden is accepting bitcoins to finance his legal defense. On Sunday, December 28, Diana Ngo reported that Ecuador began requesting citizens older than 18 to open an electronic money account as the first in a three-phase rollout of its system. On Friday, Ian DeMartino reported that ChangeTip made tipping on Facebook available to select users, and that tipping on Slack is available, too. “Snowden is accepting donations in PayPal, credit card, check, bank transfer and now, of course, Bitcoin. Donations can be made at....
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Microtransactions bitcoin startup ChangeTip can now be used on Facebook. Once strictly limited to Twitter and Reddit, ChangeTip users may now exchange bitcoin tips through a more "friendly" platform, and digital currency and social media enthusiasts alike are celebrating the news. According to newly appointed vice-president for product Dan Held, adding Facebook has been on the company's to-do list for quite some time. Held states: "With over 1 billion users, enabling this on Facebook opens up a unique way to bring new people into bitcoin... Facebook is the biggest social media network, so....
"ChangeTip Facebook Integration: The San Francisco based Bitcoin microtransactions startup, ChangeTip, now allows Facebook friends to Tip in Bitcoin. That was the news, that NewsBTC has been keeping track ever since we met them at CES15, in Vegas -but here is the inference, of what ChangeTip Facebook Integration means for the Bitcoin community. ChangeTip rolled out for Reddit (an obvious first choice), Twitter, Tumblr, Youtube etc. And now we have ChangeTip Facebook working in perfect harmony! This is an interesting move, both for ChangeTip and Bitcoin community as well. Here's why.......
The well known, internet-based Bitcoin Tipping system, ChangeTip. has just announced in its official Blog that it is now possible to send Bitcoin through Facebook. The ChangeTip team is absolutely excited with the new feature and feels that this is great news for the Bitcoin community. The ChangeTip team states that, thanks to popular demand, Facebook has enabled their social tipping app, so Facebook users will now be able to send tips for their favorite content through the social network. ChangeTip’s vision is based on online generosity through tipping. To realize that vision, they built....
Bitcoin microtransactions startup ChangeTip, which allows people to send bitcoin tips over social media, has now added Facebook to its list of supported platforms. With the move, ChangeTip adds to its existing list of popular social media services, which include Twitter and Reddit. However, the team framed the integration of Facebook as a notable step forward. By leveraging the world's largest social network, the San Francisco-based company hopes to encourage more consumers to use bitcoin. Dan Held, its newly appointed vice president for product, told CoinDesk: "With over 1 billion users,....
When it comes down to bitcoin tipping, charities and micropayments, ChangeTip is the industry leader. Recently, they announced the addition of a new feature known as proximity payments to their mobile app. For those who do not know, the ChangeTip mobile app allows anyone in possession of a Twitter of Facebook account to send and receive money from others internationally without any fees whatsoever. Based on this, ChangeTip enables users to carry out P2P payments in the form of tips, donations and gifts, both in USD and bitcoin. Users are free to add money to a ChangeTip wallet, where they....