Crowdfunding On A Bitcoin Standard With Geyser
Geyser aims to create a full-fledged Bitcoin crowdfunding platform for creators and creatives to monetize projects through community support.Geyser is a Lightning-native, non-custodial Bitcoin crowdfunding platform that makes it possible for anyone to create and fund campaigns for projects from anywhere in the world. The team at Geyser is working to give creators and organizers a platform to raise funds for projects while providing more transparency on the state of their campaigns. Similar to Kickstarter and GoFundMe, Geyser offers project pages that allow supporters to donate, and....
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