Penn State Students Launch Bitcoin Club with Grand Ambitions
The founders say there’s more to digital currencies than personal profit. How about a little philanthropy?
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Feb 24, 2014 at 2:36 p.m. UTC
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Blockchain.info CEO Nic Cary Donates $10k in Bitcoin to University
Blockchain.info Nic Cary has given $10,000 to Puget Sound University.
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Feb 19, 2014 at 8:01 a.m. UTC
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Charity Boss Suspects Stolen Coins Were Used in 180 BTC Donation
Bitcoin100's director suspects a large donation may have come from an exchange hack, but it's impossible to be sure.
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Feb 5, 2014 at 4:48 p.m. UTC
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Dogecoin Raises $7k for Indian Olympians, But Hurdles Remain
Reddit's dogecoin community raised 4.2m dogecoin to help India's underfunded winter Olympians attend the 2014 Olympic Games.
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Jan 30, 2014 at 10:32 p.m. UTC
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Companies and Charities Unite to Promote Bitcoin in Africa
Private companies, charities and individuals are teaming up to present a good first impression for bitcoin in Africa.
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Jan 26, 2014 at 12:29 p.m. UTC
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Ripple Creator Donates $500k in XRP to Artificial Intelligence Research Charity
The creator of Ripple, Jed McCaleb, has donated $500,000 in XRP to the Machine Intelligence Research Institute (MIRI).
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Jan 19, 2014 at 12:57 p.m. UTC
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Sean's Outpost Founder Plans Ultra-Marathon to Raise 1,000 BTC
The founder of homeless charity Sean's Outpost plans to raise 1,000 BTC in an epic four-month run.
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Jan 12, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. UTC
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Bitcoin Funds Scientist's Cancer Research Project
PhD Scientist Isaac Yonemoto hopes bitcoin will help him raise funds to work on 9DS, a cancer-fighting compound.
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Jan 6, 2014 at 4:32 p.m. UTC
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Blockchain.info Sponsors British Woman In Solo Row Across Pacific
In June 2014, Elsa Hammond will attempt to row across the Pacific Ocean, sponsored by a Bitcoin company.
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Jan 1, 2014 at 3:57 p.m. UTC
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Roger Ver, 'Bitcoin Jesus', Makes Largest Ever Bitcoin Donation of $1 Million
Globetrotting bitcoin entrepreneur Roger Ver just made a $1 million charitable bitcoin donation after ‘losing’ a bet.
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Nov 30, 2013 at 11:58 p.m. UTC
Nov 30, 2013