Bitcoin Community Leads Relief Effort for Mariana Flood Victims
Two dams collapsed in the Mariana region of the Minas Gerais State in Brazil on Thursday, November 5th, 2015. Large tracts of once-inhabited land near the former dams are now covered under meters of mercury-laced, toxic mud. The tragedy has left 250,000 inhabitants without drinking water. Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has said that this tragedy is....
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We received the following message from Aaron (Bitangels) and we think is something really worth to share! If you have, please consider donations for the victims of the flood! Here is the original message: Hi fellow Bitcoiners, you might have heard about the terrible flood desaster that is happening in Serbia. So I am setting up this spontaneous campaign and hope that many people can donate some Bitcoins to show that we care and help. Please donate to this address: 1Ajx88sxaQFE7D2TtEZggUafrZPjLoYDFa All donations will be converted by Bitstamp (Slovenia) into Euros, which will be transferred....
Disaster can strike us all at any given moment, and the folks living on the coast of Ecuador has been on the receiving end of a massive earthquake. Bitcoinec is raising Bitcoin donations to help the victims and their families. It is always positive to see Bitcoin community members rally together for a good cause. Even though the good cause in this story....
It has been about a month since the "Bit of Support" campaign went live. The campaign available on www. BitofSupport.com is a socially conscious initiative by NewsBTC, KarmaSnap and igot towards the victims of the recent earthquakes in Nepal. In the past few days, the campaign on BitoSupport.com has proven that the Bitcoin community cares deeply. To stand proof to this overly generic claim is the response received by BitofSupport; the campaign has raised about 1 BTC so far in less than 30 days. 1 BTC, which converts to roughly around $230 in fiat currency doesn't look like a lot of money.....
San Francisco-based blockchain infrastructure provider Bitfury has partnered with the Georgian Co-Investment Fund to support Tbilisi, Georgia flood victims, a press release said. An intense downpour along with high winds on Sunday gave birth to a sweeping torrent that killed at least 12 people, tore up roads, destroyed houses, threw vehicles into the mangled trees, and left dozens homeless. There is still no count of how many local zoo animals survived the nature's fury. CEO of BitFury Group, Mr. Valery Vavilov said: "Our deepest condolences go to the families of those who suffered as a....