Changetip Goes Viral
Changetip is an awesome tool that is used to give money to anyone else via a variety of social media methods. The current mediums that Changetip supports are Github, Google Plus, Reddit, StockTwits, Tumblr, Twitter and YouTube (Facebook coming soon), with a brief and concise explanation on how to tip to anyone you wish via each medium. You can even send....
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Today's Reddit frontpage has several threads about a recent surge of popularity of Change Tip. One is titled "Changetip is causing bitcoin to go viral right now," and another was started by the ChangeTip team to say that they are working hard to keep up with the growing volume of tipping via their platform. ChangeTip wants to be "a Love button for the Internet," a fast and simple way to show appreciation with a micropayment in Bitcoin via the main social networks. You can send a tip to a Twitter user with a tweet that includes @changetip, the twitter-id of the user preceded by @, and the....
ChangeTip now enables ACH payments for Bitcoin. Bitcoin tipping startup ChangeTip now allows customers to buy Bitcoin via ACH without waiting for days for a bank account to be linked to the transaction. The company charges a flat rate regardless of the transaction amount. To enable the payments ChangeTip has partnered with electronic solutions provider Knox Payments, a company that has a focus on speeding up the processing of funds through ACH. ChangeTip is a new platform that enables micropayments via social networks. It holds great promise especially in fundraising. It charges no....
Dan Held, the former Blockchain.info Product Manager and Co-Founder of ZeroBlock, is joining ChangeTip as their new VP of Product. ChangeTip is currently on a hiring spree after receiving a seed round of $3.5 million in funding. ChangeTip's seed round was led by Pantera Capital but also included big names such as 500 Startups, Bold Start Ventures, and CryptoCurrency Partners. ChangeTip previously had an angel round of $750,000. Also read: Is ChangeTip the Viral Bitcoin Killer App? From ZeroBlock to Blockchain.info to ChangeTip. Dan Held first entered the Bitcoin industry when starting....
ChangeTip wants to be "a Love button for the Internet," a simple way to show appreciation with a micropayment in Bitcoin. ChangeTip lives on the social networks that we all use every day so that your tip could trigger a viral avalanche of micropayments to a worthy person, or cause, and make a difference. Also read: Bitcoin Micropayments Can Save The Arts. When a Like isn't enough, mention @changetip and an amount to show your appreciation, and they will send a Bitcoin tip to destination. Anytime you want to reward someone, all you have to do is mention Changetip and an amount, and they'll....
Potentially bitcoin's first killer app, tipping has been a hot topic of discussion lately. Earlier this week Bitcoin investment firm Pantera Capital announced its participation in the Series A funding round for social tipping startup, ChangeTip. And just last month Coinbase launched its bitcoin tipping button to allow anyone to accept micropayments anywhere on the web. Despite it being early days in the world of bitcoin tipping, it seems as though early adopters have their personal preference when it comes to which service they want to use to spread value across the internet. A discussion....