Industry Report: Apple Eases Up On Crypto
KPMG launches its blockchain services, a donor graces the African Water Project with bitcoin, and Apple loosens up. Want to catch up on your latest tech and digital currency news? Read the stories below. BITCOIN DONOR. An anonymous bitcoin donor has granted 38 coins (valuing nearly $23,000 USD) to the Water Project in Africa. Clean water and sanitation will now be provided for an entire school. The Water Project consists of a team that builds wells, dams and spring connections in countries ranging from Kenya to Sierra Leone. The most recent initiative involved giving clean water to the....
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