Cambodian Free School Raises Dogecoins
Back in June, the Cambodian English School of Higher Education raised funds in an effort to provide uniforms for its students. Also read: Help NGO Doctors Without Borders To Fight Ebola Using Bitcoin. Charity in the Face of Such Theft. "This week I have been fundraising online, but I wasn't asking for dollars, euros or pounds. I was asking for dogecoin, an online crypto currency that is often referred to as 'the money of the internet,'" software developer and school volunteer Daniel Dawson, a native of Queensland, Australia, wrote in a blog post at the time. The fundraiser was successful....
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