Burning Man Accepts Bitcoin for Their Desert Spectacular That Your Stereotypes Are All Wrong About
In a world where the bitcoin community wants bitcoin accepted worldwide, the bitcoin community should expect bitcoin accepted by everyone. Burning Man, a popular festival in the deserts of Nevada, is accepting donations in bitcoin this year toward their non-profit organization. After accepting bitcoin through Coinbase, Burning Man urged their following to utilize bitcoin because of its self-reliance factors, as well as the overall communal effort associated with the blockchain. "Donations will help provide more grants, training and support to creators of radically interactive art and....
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Black Rock City excludes buying and selling by definition. Rising from the Nevada desert for the annual Burning Man festival, it's a temporary community where rental van logos are covered to avoid commercialism and where a bike ride might net you a free dance lesson or a grilled cheese sandwich from a billionaire, but no shopping. So what is a cryptocurrency camp doing at Burning Man, an event where even bartering is deemed too capitalistic? Relax. It's dogecoin. Late-model burgundy caravan. In the official Burning Man database, the camp is registered as Camp Bitcoin. But after hatching a....
Burning Man, the organization best known for its annual week-long celebration of cutting-edge culture in Nevada's Black Rock Desert, has announced it is accepting bitcoin donations to extend its reach. While ticket sales to the 'Black Rock City' event generally cover production costs, donations will help cover Burning Man's growing year-round program of other activities, including Global Art Grants program, the Big Art for Small Towns program and art honorariums. Donations will be processed through Coinbase. Burning Man CEO Marian Goodell said: "Donations will help provide more grants,....
The popular festival Burning Man, which takes place in Nevada's Black Rock Desert is now accepting bitcoin donations to expand its organization. CEO Marion Goodell explains: "Donations will help provide more grants, training and support to creators of radically interactive art and evens on and off the playa, fund civic programs, teach communities the power of collaboration, strengthen our infrastructure and making the Burning Man experience accessible year-round... Accepting Bitcoin for donations is an experimental first step. We plan to explore other possibilities in the future, including....
Part I can be read here along with thisCoinDesk Article on why we changed Camp Bitcoin to Camp Dogecoin. "What is this -- that Bitcoin bulls*t?!" were the words I awoke to my first morning at Burning Man. A large burly man declaring himself as "Papa Bear," who was also in charge of placement of our camp, came out with teeth bared. We had set up camp about 10 feet in the wrong direction, and he found an excuse to ream us out for not agreeing with his brain. Our camp organizer, Gary Lachance, instantly sprung out of his tent, fully postured to face the noise. "Camp Dogecoin," Gary said in....
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