San Diego State University Accepting Bitcoin Donations

San Diego State University Accepting Bitcoin Donations

The university will also hold most of its bitcoin, only allocating 1% each quarter to explore additional Bitcoin uses for SDSU.SDSU is now openly accepting bitcoin donations.In October, a bitcoin donor convinced the university to accept ongoing donations in the P2P money and hold most of it.Only 1% of the donations will be employed each quarter to explore Bitcoin opportunities for SDSU.San Diego State University is now accepting bitcoin donations after a former undergraduate student donated about $25,000 worth of BTC in October and advocated for the school’s continued acceptance of the....


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