Bay Area's Leading Poverty-Fighters Recently Accepted Their First Bitcoin
The Bay Area's leading poverty-fighting organization recently accepted its first Bitcoin donation. Bart and Brad Stephens of Stephens Investment Management donated 20 bitcoins to Tipping Point Community on February 6."Bitcoin is a disruptive innovation in the field of financial technology," Bart Stephens said. "Tipping Point is an innovator and a....
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