Jason King, Known for Sean's Outpost to Start Unsung
While speaking at the Coin Congress 2015, Jason King introduced his new initiative called Unsung to reduce hunger in the United States. Bitcoin is being increasingly associated with cybercrime, remittance and trading. While most people talk about bitcoin, the harbinger of change to the world by providing alternative financial services to billions of unbanked or underbanked population, another important use case of bitcoin - its use for humanitarian and charitable causes is gradually taking a back seat. Bitcoin community's involvement in social causes and bitcoin donation campaigns enter....
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Bitcoin-powered charity Sean's Outpost has hit a heartwarming milestone. According to founder Jason King, the organization has fed their 100,000th meal to those dealing with homelessness, primarily in the area of Pensacola, Florida. So... Sean's Outpost just fed our 100,000th meal to the homeless. Thought you would like to know. Thanks #bitcoin. - Sean's Outpost (@SeansOutpost) July 18, 2014. Sean's Outpost is one of the few charities out there that accept bitcoin as a primary form of funding. King and his team take their bitcoin donations and use them to buy food and other items for....
Over the past five months, Sean's Outpost has come to be perhaps the most well-known charity in the Bitcoin community. Sean's Outpost, a homeless shelter in Pensacola, Florida run by Jason King, first started accepting Bitcoin in March 2013, carrying a simple message: "When we break down cost, it runs about $1.25 to make a bagged lunch and get it delivered to a homeless person. 40 meals = $50. $50 is K1 BTC. Here is your chance to make a guaranteed, phenomenal return on your investment. Donating 1 bitcoin right now will put food in the tummies of 40 homeless people." Four days later,....
Unsung founder Jason King has revealed a partnership with the new Austin-based ride-sharing organization Arcade City during the Crypto Show last night. The two groups will work together with the help of Arcade City’s 30,000 users to lay out the groundwork for Unsung’s application. Unsung & Arcade City Unite to #HackHunger. The Bitcoin community is a....
Jason King replies to transparency questions about Sean’s Outpost. On November 20, Sean’s Outpost Founder Jason King published an open letter that included the charity’s statements and answers to recent questions about how the Outpost is handling donated funds. The letter was in response to Ben Doemberg’s questions on transparency and accountability published on November 14 on Let’s Talk Bitcoin in an article titled, “An Open Letter to Jason King of Seans Outpost.” Doemberg’s open letter received just shy of 9,000 views in just over one week, and King’s reply has 2,610 in the first two days.
Sean's Outpost is a Pensacola, Florida based charity for the homeless. It is well known as one of the first organisations to embrace Bitcoin for charitable giving. Jason King is its founder. He is a regular speaker at events and is highly respected for his work. The organisation has, to date, used Bitcoin donations to successfully supply 60,000 meals, secure nine acres of property and open a thrift store. So, Sean's Outpost's first birthday this week should have been cause for celebration. The local government of Pensacola, Florida has messed that right up. The City of Pensacola has been a....