Greenpeace Now Accepting Bitcoin
Completely independent organization Greenpeace announced today that it now accepts donations in bitcoin, becoming the latest charitable institution to adopt the digital currency into its operations. Greenpeace devotes its efforts to ensuring a "healthy planet for current and future generations." The organization states that it does not take money from....
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In the wake of 300,000 New York citizens marching the streets alongside 160 other countries against climate change, environmental activist group Greenpeace USA has now partnered with BitPay to begin accepting bitcoin donations. The United States branch is now set to become one the first major international charity organizations to accept bitcoin, making financial protest more available to those that wish to vote with the wallet. CCN. Some may know Greenpeace from the viral video protesting Lego's association with Shell. The stunning video features a Lego-arctic landscape drowning under a....
Some hot news this morning coming from a major activist group. Greenpeace USA has announced their United States-based operation will begin accepting bitcoin donations today, becoming one of the first major international charities to accept the digital currency. The organization has offices in forty countries, and operations on a budget exceeding $200 million annually. With a variety of focuses, Greenpeace aims to educate the public on issues like commercial whaling, deforestation, genetic engineering, and more. To make the acceptance happen, Greenpeace has partnered up with Atlanta-based....
Greenpeace, a non-governmental campaigning organisation focused on environmental issues, announced it would begin accepting bitcoin donations last month, becoming the latest not-for-profit group to embrace the digital currency. The move, which followed a similar announcement by United Way, is especially notable because Greenpeace does not accept donations from governments or corporations - it relies largely on small donations from the public. CoinDesk spoke with Greenpeace chief information officer Tom Camerlinck, who explained that there were many "practical things" that motivated the....
Buenos Aires — This week the resident Greenpeace organization in Argentina will be accepting Bitcoin. Donors can make contributions to the group’s efforts thanks to the implementation of BitPagos donation platform. The press release exclaims: Greenpeace is an international environmental activist group who has separate offices in over forty countries worldwide. The main headquarters is located in Amsterdam, but the non-governmental organization (NGO) has spread all around the globe since its inception in 1970 with over 3 million members. This group who represents the entire grouping of all....