Ronald Mcdonald House to Receive Donations From Bitcoin.com Store

Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Capital Region is making history by heading down technology lane and becoming the first local charity in Upstate New York to accept Bitcoin donations. They will partner with Bitcoin processing giant BitPay to handle their transactions, and the NY Bitcoin Group will help them get started."We are very excited to have our local Ronald McDonald House be the first chapter in the United States to start accepting a digital currency for donations. Bitcoin gives us the ability to send a nickel, a dime, or any other denomination, without the charity getting....

Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) provides support to the families of seriously ill children receiving treatment at nearby hospitals. On Tuesday, the RMHC of the Capital Region partnered with BitPay to accept bitcoin donations. "Part of what sold us (eased our novice worries) was knowing that the United Way, Green Peace accepted donations via Bitcoin," - Jeff Yule, Executive Director Albany RMHC Three Programs Constitute Ronald McDonald House Charities. The Ronald McDonald House that lessens the burden and financial hardship of families with children suffering from a life-threatening....

You are what your liabilities say you are. I had the privilege to meet with a very well respected economist yesterday, and he explained this undeniable fact. You are what your liabilities say you are. What does this mean? Let's take a look under the hood of a global giant, McDonald's. A McDonald's franchise in Spain accepts Euros from customers and pays their supply chain, building costs and labor in Euros. McDonald's is a US domiciled company and reports quarterly earnings in USD and ultimately pays their shareholders in USD. At the moment a customer buys a hamburger in the Madrid,....

Bitcoin is going to revolutionize the remittance market. Yeah, you have probably heard that one before, but when you tie a story with that statement it becomes a lot more powerful. BitcoinFilm.org has released a short documentary on how Bitcoin is empowering Ugandans. About 700 million USD is transferred back to Uganda every year with Western Union and MoneyGram taking 10-20% of the money people send to their families. Nsubugar Ronald, a 20 year-old student studying accounting and finance, knows how helpful Bitcoin can be from his own experience. Sending money to Makindye, where Ronald....

A bill to allow political donations denominated in bitcoin has passed in the Tennessee legislature. Tennessee House Bill 701 was approved with a 61-28 vote on 20th April in the House of Representatives, according to a report by the Chattanooga Times Free Press. The Senate version of the bill, SB 674, was passed in late March. The law, when proposed in February, was intended to enshrine in state law a decision made last year by the US Federal Election Commission (FEC) allowing bitcoin donations. That law set an annual cap of $100 and reporting requirements for those who make such donations.....