Hurricane Harvey pummelled the State of Texas and the Gulf Coast, causing massive damage and displacing hundreds of thousands. It will undoubtedly go down as one of the worst hurricanes to hit the United States in decades. - Thomas B. Shea/AFP/Getty Images Danny Sessoms, host of a cryptocurrency-themed radio show based in Austin, teamed up with Unsung.org to hold a fundraiser for the Hurricane Harvey victims. On his radio show, Sessoms announced that he would be accepting donations via the digital currencies Bitcoin and Dash, and would use those funds to buy basic necessities for the victims. This effort raised …

Among methods for accepting donations, Bitcoin stands out with its ease of use, low cost, and simple setup process. This is especially useful for podcasts and other decentralized media forms, many of whom offer their service for free in hopes of receiving voluntary donations, making their operating margins potentially slim. Cointelegraph spoke with several independent media outlets, from podcasts to radio to video shows, about the unique considerations provided by deriving funding from Bitcoin. A significant source of income Mark Edge, host of radio show Free Talk Live, indicates that Bitcoin income is around “20% now, sometimes lower. 50%+ at …

Last month, while searching the net, Cointelegraph came across an interesting Blockchain-based invention – the Plantoid. It is a robot which “eats” Bitcoins and hires artists to replicate and evolve, all by itself. The idea seemed quite interesting and unusual, though CT couldn’t figure out any practical purpose for it. That’s why CT decided to look for such cases. For what it’s worth, the technology could be a revolution. Maybe, we just don’t realize it yet. Plantoid is a steampunk-looking iron sunflower with hooky petals. It was created by Primavera De Filippi, a researcher at the Harvard Berkman Centre and …

Recently Kris Haamer started a Bitcoin crowdfunding campaign to fight domestic violence in Sao Tomé. He partnered with a Sao-Toméan rapper Pekagboom to raise people’s awareness about the problem of domestic violence which stands sharply in many countries of the world. Kris told Cointelegraph that he and his team plan to start a far-reaching transmedia project that will help fight domestic violence not only in Sao Tomé, but also in other Portuguese speaking countries, as well as in other countries all over the world. The idea of the project appeared two years ago when Kris Haamer met Pekagboom at the …

More and more business are beginning to accept Bitcoin as a payment option. The digital currency has gained a lot of popularity in the last year, and it's not just being accepted by companies, but also by the general public, small businesses and even individuals. Local coffee shop in Morrisville, NC says yes to Bitcoin Avid bitcoiners, you are invited to Morrisville, NC, to spend your bitcoins at Bacan’s and get delicious coffee and food in exchange. The shop has gone crypto and they’re now accepting cryptocurrency. Bacan’s brings the best Colombian and Venezuelan coffee to the people of Morrisville. …

Add artificial life extension to the list of things payable in cryptocurrency: an Arizona cryonics lab is taking donations in Bitcoin. Donors to the Alcor Life Extension Foundation, a non-profit organization based in Scottsdale, can now make one-time donations in Bitcoin in any monetary amount using the company’s Bitcoin donation page, which is powered by popular cryptocurrency service Bitpay. “The generosity of [Alcor’s] members and supporters…permits Alcor to do more than what would be possible with membership dues alone,” the company’s donation page says. “Your generous tax-deductible donation will help us preserve the future for all of our members.” The …

Stories of Bitcoin’s giving new power to developing nations abound – but it’s not all about Africa: Bitcoin also set to provide vital assistance in places you wouldn’t immediately think of. In the tiny Russian enclave of Kaliningrad, sandwiched between Poland, Belarus and Baltic, a pioneering project is underway to revolutionize medical care for the elderly population. Dr. Igor Viktorovich Morozov is the medical director of Varezhkino Manor, a care home located in quiet countryside an hour outside Kaliningrad city itself. Doctor by day, Morozov is dedicating himself to setting up the area’s first dedicated facility for Alzheimer’s, a disease …

Many articles have featured adult merchants that have started to accept bitcoin as payment for their products or services. Donations to churches and charity can be made with the same crypto currency. But what about a child, who prefers virtual money and wants to engage his friends? Andrew Karam is just 9 years old, but has gained a powerful background in digital fiancé. He is the proud owner of bitcoins. His first idea was to request shares in Apple instead of some toy that will lose it attractiveness in some days. Andrew prefers to play with funds. Just before bitcoin …

The FEC published an opinion letter on November 7 in response to a request regarding the its stance on Bitcoin donations. The commission’s response to the request, made by a group called Conservative Action Fund, states that the group may accept Bitcoin donations, but those have to be exchanged for cash before they can be used as payment. Bitcoin, then, would not be treated the same as cash, but it could be used to support political campaigns. The letter states, “The Commission concludes that CAF may accept [B]itcoins as in-kind contributions under valuation, reporting, and disbursement procedures.” CAF’s request cited …