Free From Politics, Bitcoin Is A Platform For Independent Philanthropy
Regardless of any political affiliations of its developers or community, Bitcoin is an independent platform for decentralized philanthropic support.With the recent Russian invasion of Ukraine, multiple efforts have been made by various cryptocurrency and blockchain groups to provide aid to the Ukrainian people. From the Ukrainian DAO to anonymous donations made in bitcoin to a Ukrainian wallet address posted publicly on Twitter, the cryptocurrency community has once again shown that it is willing to combat political oppression and tyranny. These events have encouraged me to revisit....
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It’s all the rage in politics. Democrats are doing it. Federal-level politicians are doing it, and state-level politics are trying to get on it too. Hell, even some Republicans are taking a stab at it. Now, finally, the libertarians are on board with accepting Bitcoins as campaign donations as well (and in Texas, no less). The Libertarian Party of Texas is claiming to be the first political party in Texas to accept Bitcoin. “We fully support and endorse free markets, open systems, and creative innovation,” the party website says. “We embrace this and any other experiment in an alternative....
Established in 2013 by Connie Gallippi, the recognized 501c3 nonprofit BitGive is known for its work with projects such as Save the Children, The Water Project, and Medic Mobile. The group is also in building a Donation Transparency Platform for nonprofits as a “Charity 2.0” project that aims to revolutionize philanthropy. Gallippi chatted with....
Part three of the “Bitcoin Is Not Democratic” series explores the building blocks necessary to construct a civilization that transcends politics.