Satoshi Forest Homeless Outreach Program Threatened by Judge

Sean’s Outpost is a well known charitable organization cryptocurrency enthusiasts have supported since its inception. The homeless outreach located in Pensacola, Florida has provided over 165,000 meals using Bitcoin as a funding vehicle. The outreach has shown the magnitude of possibilities crowdfunding with digital currency can bring. However, today the....

Sean’s Outpost is a renowned homeless shelter that has been accepting bitcoin donations for quite some time now. One of the initiatives of Sean’s Outpost — called Satoshi Forest, a homage to Satoshi Nakamoto — has been the subject of a court case in the state of Florida. Justice has been served, as Satoshi Forest has been deemed legal, and homelessness is not a crime. The reason why Sean’s Outpost has been gaining a lot of attention in recent years is because this charitable organization focuses on those in need that are close to home. The state of Florida sees the number of homeless....

This article originally appeared at Bitcoin Not Bombs.When you fight for something your local government is trying to hide, you're going to make some enemies. Sean's Outpost purchased the property known as Satoshi Forest with the expectation that they would receive some backlash from not only the City of Pensacola and Escambia County, but also from residents in the Mayfair community where it is situated. The plans for Satoshi Forest were simple but controversial; turn the property into a campground where the homeless can reside free of interference from the police. In the months since....

Sean's Outpost, the Pensacola, Florida-based homeless outreach shelter that has been one of the more outspoken non-profits on the subject of digital currency, was hit hard by a heavy rain storm this week that resulted in damage to one of its signature projects. Satoshi's Forest, the nine-acre homeless sanctuary developed by Sean's Outpost, was severely flooded, newly released pictures show. The damage was not limited to Pensacola, however. News reports suggest, as much as two feet of water flooded homes and offices across Florida, which in turn lead to burst water pipes and at least one....

Henry Jones is the name of a mysterious man who’s begun a Bitholla-based outreach program to homeless individuals. Using refurbished Android phones that he buys in bulk, Jones pre-installs Bitholla, noting on the payment app that the phone’s new owner is “indigent.” Jones pre-loads each mobile devices with $25 USD worth of bitcoin each, and then gives....