Andresen returns 726 BTC to privacy organisation
On behalf of the Bitcoin Faucet, Gavin Andresen has returned 726 bitcoins (approximately $95,000) that were in limbo to the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) - a non-profit organisation that defends free speech, privacy and consumer rights - after a two-year history of the money being sent back and forth. The move comes after the EFF last month said it would once again accept bitcoins via BitPay after a two-year freeze on the currency. Andresen reportedly told the EFF: "I'm satisfied to see these bitcoins will be used as they were intended - as a donation to support the work of the....
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