Grantcoin - A New Cryptocoin for Social Grants

Grantcoin - A New Cryptocoin for Social Grants

We have got another cryptocurrency joining the ranks of ever increasing list of digital currencies. A product of US based non-profit organization, Grantcoin is supposed to be the first cryptocurrency developed exclusively to be distributed as a grants for socially responsible businesses. Grantcoin Foundation has based its Grantcoin on a technology similar to that of Bitcoin, but unlike bitcoin it focuses on sustainability, fair distribution and democratic participation. Grantcoin is a product of three socially and environmentally conscious founders - Brandon Venetta, Eric Stetson and Jon....


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