Pilot to display bitcoin logo on glider during world's first Mt. Everest flight
The bitcoin logo could soon be seen soaring over the Himalayas as gliding competition pilot Sebastian Kawa has confirmed it will appear on his glider during a trip to Mt. Everest next month. The nine times winner of the World Gliding Championships is aiming to raise €50,000 ($67,745) by 30th November to fund his attempt to be the first person to glide to the top of the world's highest mountains. The Everest Gliding Project is accepting donations in both fiat currency and bitcoins. Kawa's Sponsume fundraising page shows €2,163 has already been donated in fiat currency, but Blockchain.info....
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If the recent negative press concerning bitcoin has been getting you down, here is a bit of news that should put you on top of the world - quite literally. Trek and expedition organiser Mt Everest Adventures has now started accepting bitcoin for its adventure packages - which include summiting Mount Everest itself. The company, which is run from Australia by CEO Aseem Jha, offers a variety of excursions and treks in Nepal - from sightseeing trips around Kathmandu and its locale, to light tramps in the forested Himalayan foothills and tougher treks through stunning scenery to the Annapurna....
This is really, really cool. An expedition company most notable for their trips to the summit of Mt. Everest - the tallest mountain in the world - is now accepting bitcoin payments, as reported by CoinDesk. Australia-based Mt. Everest Adventures has turned to the digital currency to streamline an simplify how adventurers can pay for their expeditions. Since most of their business is done by individuals outside of Nepal and Australia, accepting bitcoin removes many of the financial restrictions and obstacles experienced using fiat currency. And since the company is partnered with....
According to Flightradar24’s official Twitter account, the most tracked flight at 3:33 a.m. on Nov. 12, 2022, was Sam Bankman-Fried’s (SBF) private jet flying from the Bahamas to Argentina. While the flight track doesn’t mean SBF took the flight, a number of people suspected someone from SBF’s inner circle did fly out of the Bahamas. The former FTX CEO, however, texted Reuters after the flight report, and told the news outlet he did not leave the Bahamas. Former FTX CEO’s Private Jet Embarks to Argentina, SBF Claims He Remains in the Bahamas The former FTX CEO and frontman, Sam....
Less than one month after announcing its decision to accept bitcoin, UK-based private jet charter service PrivateFly.com has revealed its first celebrity bitcoin passenger completed a flight from Brussels to Nice, Cote D'Azur on 27th January. The more than 700-mile flight was taken by tech entrepreneur, Bitcoin Foundation lifetime member and bitcoin millionaire Olivier Janssens. While such an extravagant bitcoin purchase may seem surprising, Janssens said that because his investments require him to travel extensively, he was keen to support PrivateFly in its decision to accept bitcoin:....
It is a nation-state and major city all in one. Kind of like if New York City seceded from the U. S. and became the country of New York. The country has about 5.5 million people, of which 40% are foreign born, also a lot like New York. English is one of the four main languages of Singapore, again just like New York, and it is positioned on an active river at a key geographic location for trade, like New York. It is about 9000 miles from New York, which means it is literally on the other side of the world. Until 2013, the longest non-stop plane flight in the world was from Newark, NJ to....