Bitcoin Funds River Park In New Zealand
Gavin Andresen took to Reddit today to rekindle /r/Bitcoin's giving spirit. Not to say that /r/Bitcoin's giving spirit has been dampened at all over the last few years; however, the sponsorship antics of the /r/Dogecoin community just seem to generate more headlines. The Indian Olympic Team, the Jamaican Dogesled Team, the Doge4Water campaign, the Dogecoin NASCAR: These are just the ones that we've covered here on CCN. First though, Gavin had to verify his Reddit post through GPG. In the post, Gavin Andresen challenged the Bitcoin community to create a “Bitcoin Funds River Park” headline:....
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