Save the Children Now Accepting Bitcoin Donations
Updated with comment from Ettore Rossetti, director of digital marketing and social media at Save the Children USA. Global charity Save the Children has announced it is now accepting bitcoin donations through a partnership with payment processor BitPay. The charity said it had started accepting bitcoin through its personalised BitPay donation page just in time for the winter holidays. "We have already seen the generosity of the bitcoin community, and working with BitPay allows us to keep 100% of the donations, helping us serve even more children," said Ettore Rossetti, director of digital....
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