Italian Startup Helperbit Supports NGO Legambiente to Raise Bitcoin for Natural Disasters
Legambiente, the first non-profit organization in Italy, has teamed up with Helperbit, a natural disaster management platform, to accept bitcoin donations for natural disasters in a new campaign. Titled ‘The Rebirth Has a Young Heart’, it is dedicated to youth entrepreneurs in the Italian areas that were affected by the earthquakes in 2016. Through the use of blockchain technology, Helperbit is helping Legambiente to raise funds, offering donors transparency and traceability of economic flows. On August 24, Italy was struck by a magnitude 6.2 earthquake that struck the center of Italy....
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Helperbit is an Italian startup which has created a platform to manage natural disaster donations. The project was born in 2014, but only now has it finally started to accept donations thanks to its collaboration with Italian non-profit organization Legambiente. As revealed in a recent press release, Helperbit will now help Legambiente to raise funds for its campaign entitled "The Rebirth has a Young Heart" dedicated to youth entrepreneurs in the Italian areas affected by the earthquakes in 2016. Thanks to the Blockchain technology, Helperbit adds another channel for fundraising....
An emerging blockchain startup aimed at revolutionizing the way money is donated to charities for people affected by natural disasters has won theD10e contest in Amsterdam with an exclusive invitation to pitch at the D10e in San Francisco in July. Helperbit, a natural disaster management platform, faces real-world problems harnessing the power of blockchain andgeographic information system (GIS) technologies with the aim of helping people affected by catastrophic events around the world. Aiming to unlock untapped potential donations, which are estimated to be between $4 billion and $8....
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A group of anonymous Italian Bitcoin enthusiasts is leveraging the cryptocurrency to help victims of the earthquake that has devastated parts of the country. No financial services. The 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck the village of Amatrice late August. According to BTM operator Luca Dordolo, the disaster took out even the most basic of services: “Right now we know of 300 deaths and everything is destroyed: no bank and financial services, lack of everything, even water and electricity.” Acquaintances of Dordolo have taken the initiative to launch a campaign to help out the victims of the....
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