Bring Warm Meals To The Homeless With Bitcoin And ChangeTip
ChangeTip is one of the most popular Bitcoin-related tipping services on the Internet today. By offering a convenient and simple user interface, and a ton of integrated platforms to spread some social love, ChangeTip has quickly made a name for itself in the world of digital currency. But the company is not resting on its laurels, as they have announced a Social Giving Challenge to bring warm meals to the homeless. It is not the first time Bitcoin is linked to social good and charitable causes. In fact, the digital currency lends itself rather well to achieving this goal, due to low....
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Bitcoin charity Sean's Outpost is appealing for funds after running into financial problems following the recent decrease in the price of bitcoin. In a Facebook post, the Florida-based charity, which relies on bitcoin donations to provide meals and shelter to the homeless, said: "The recent price drop in BTC has played havoc with our finances and we are down to the bone right now." The charity reached out to the community on Thursday, following several weeks of weak bitcoin prices. Over the past month, the price of bitcoin has gone down from $485 to $362 at press time. Last week, the....
Sean’s Outpost is a well known charitable organization cryptocurrency enthusiasts have supported since its inception. The homeless outreach located in Pensacola, Florida has provided over 165,000 meals using Bitcoin as a funding vehicle. The outreach has shown the magnitude of possibilities crowdfunding with digital currency can bring. However, today the....
Over the past five months, Sean's Outpost has come to be perhaps the most well-known charity in the Bitcoin community. Sean's Outpost, a homeless shelter in Pensacola, Florida run by Jason King, first started accepting Bitcoin in March 2013, carrying a simple message: "When we break down cost, it runs about $1.25 to make a bagged lunch and get it delivered to a homeless person. 40 meals = $50. $50 is K1 BTC. Here is your chance to make a guaranteed, phenomenal return on your investment. Donating 1 bitcoin right now will put food in the tummies of 40 homeless people." Four days later,....
Bitcoin-powered charity Sean's Outpost has hit a heartwarming milestone. According to founder Jason King, the organization has fed their 100,000th meal to those dealing with homelessness, primarily in the area of Pensacola, Florida. So... Sean's Outpost just fed our 100,000th meal to the homeless. Thought you would like to know. Thanks #bitcoin. - Sean's Outpost (@SeansOutpost) July 18, 2014. Sean's Outpost is one of the few charities out there that accept bitcoin as a primary form of funding. King and his team take their bitcoin donations and use them to buy food and other items for....
Dan Held, the former Blockchain.info Product Manager and Co-Founder of ZeroBlock, is joining ChangeTip as their new VP of Product. ChangeTip is currently on a hiring spree after receiving a seed round of $3.5 million in funding. ChangeTip's seed round was led by Pantera Capital but also included big names such as 500 Startups, Bold Start Ventures, and CryptoCurrency Partners. ChangeTip previously had an angel round of $750,000. Also read: Is ChangeTip the Viral Bitcoin Killer App? From ZeroBlock to Blockchain.info to ChangeTip. Dan Held first entered the Bitcoin industry when starting....