From Berlusconi with Love: A Cryptocurrency to Save the Children of Gaza
Italian technology entrepreneur Davide Luigi (Billy) Berlusconi has launched a new cryptocoin to help the children of Gaza. The name: X-Children, a "Proof of Heart" coin. More than 500 children from Gaza can no longer play, laugh, or have the innocent life of a child because they have been unwillingly victimized by a war they are not responsible for. X-Children is a (Proof Of Heart) coin with the sole purpose of helping children like this be able to smile again. Together we can fight the cruelty of mankind with love and eradicate suffering with compassion. Billy Berlusconi is also the....
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For the philanthropist inside you, there is great news! Prominent charities running across the globe have now started receiving donations in the digital currency Bitcoin. Among the leading charities that have started embracing Bitcoin as a mode of soliciting funding are Save the Children, Greenpeace and American Red Cross. Ettore Rossetti, Director, Social Media and Digital Marketing at Save the Children said, "There is a sense that this is growing in acceptance in the nonprofit sector." Save the Children became a beneficiary of Bitcoin donations in fall 2013 and has since raised nearly....