Explorer to Make Bitcoin Transaction From South Pole
Source: YouTube. French explorer Faysal Hanneche is expected to be the first person to make a Bitcoin transaction from the South Pole (not that many monetary transactions happen there) this month. Sirius Money - a Danish Bitcoin exchange - is sponsoring Hanneche, allowing him to bring a Bitcoin sticker with him and perhaps even a Bitcoin flag if Hanneche can raise more than 15BTC before departing from South Africa next week on November 5th (and if a flag can even be made before then). Just before leaving the Amundsen-Scott base station at the South Pole and heading to Chile, Hanneche will....
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Thorkil Værge has now notified CoinDesk to confirm that 15 bitcoins were raised and that reddit user frankos designed, made and delivered a Bitcoin flag to Faysal Hanneche yesterday in Cape Town. He can be seen here with it. Good luck Faysal, CoinDesk wishes you a bon voyage! In a bid to prove that bitcoin funds cannot be frozen, Frenchman Faysal Hanneche may soon be the first person to make a digital currency purchase from the South Pole. Danish bitcoin broker Sirius Money is leading the bid to sponsor Hanneche €2,000 to carry a bitcoin sticker on his sledge all the way to the....
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