The Turing Trust Now Accepts Bitcoin Donations
The Turing Trust is a nonprofit organization created in 2009 by family members of the renowned cryptographer and mathematician Alan Turing. Today, the founder of the Turing Trust and great nephew of the pioneering computer scientist, James Turing, announced to Bitcoin.com that they will be accepting the cryptocurrency for donations. The nonprofit....
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