New Decentralized Crowdfunding Platform Could Reshape Bitcoin Landscape

New Decentralized Crowdfunding Platform Could Reshape Bitcoin Landscape

BitcoinJ developer and former Google engineer Mike Hearn is working on a new decentralized crowdfunding platform that will support bitcoin transactions and could lead to a reshaping of the peer-to-peer finance landscape. The crowdfunding platform, called 'Lighthouse', was announced during a talk led by Hearn at the Bitcoin2014 conference in Amsterdam. Hearn later elaborated on the announcement in a 17th May blog post. Like other crowdfunding platforms, Lighthouse will serve as a means for users to create projects and pledge funds to others. Hearn wrote, however, that its primary aim will....


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