How to “Get Your Security Deposit Back With Bitcoin” by Pamela Morgan

How to “Get Your Security Deposit Back With Bitcoin” by Pamela Morgan

This article was recently published in Bitcoin Magazine by Pamela Morgan of Third Key Solutions. https://bitcoinmagazine.com/20698/get-security-deposit-back-bitcoin/ In most jurisdictions, security deposits are intended to provide landlords with a financial guaranty against nonpayment of rent or excess damage to a rental property during tenancy. In the past the primary way to provide this guarantee has been for the tenant to deposit funds, in trust, with the landlord. The landlord takes custody, but not ownership of the funds. The obvious problem is that, aside from ethical and legal obligations, a landlord has no incentive to…Read more
Connie Gallippi of Bitgive: How the World’s First Bitcoin Charity Is Harnessing the Cryptocurrency to Change Lives (VIDEO)

Connie Gallippi of Bitgive: How the World’s First Bitcoin Charity Is Harnessing the Cryptocurrency to Change Lives (VIDEO)

This article from Entrepreneur features Connie Gallippi who is using the power of Bitcoin to change the world.  Read below and click on the link to watch the video! By GEOFF WEISS ENTREPRENEUR STAFF http://entm.ag/1PoTLfX To the uninformed, Bitcoin can conjure notions of hard drugs, assassins-for-hire and other illicit services being transacted across the Deep Web. But The BitGive Foundation, which describes itself as the world’s first Bitcoin nonprofit, turns this stereotype directly on its head. The organization partners with nonprofits like Save The Children and The Water Project, explains founder and executive…Read more
ChangeTip Teams Up with First 501(c)(3) Bitcoin Charity BitGive

ChangeTip Teams Up with First 501(c)(3) Bitcoin Charity BitGive

CHANGETIP TEAMS UP WITH FIRST 501 (c) (3) BITCOIN CHARITY BITGIVE Tip-Redirect Feature Allows For Automated Donations SAN FRANCISCO – On February 9th, 2015, fintech start-up ChangeTip announced that it has selected BitGive, the first Bitcoin charity registered as a 501 (c) (3), to benefit from its Tip Redirect feature. ChangeTip has many users who, due to their social or employment status, wish to not receive tips for their work. As a result, the company has set up an automatic Tip Redirection feature, enabling users to channel all their money to the charity…Read more
Bitcoin’s March Towards Mainstream at SXSW in Austin, TX

Bitcoin’s March Towards Mainstream at SXSW in Austin, TX

Leaders from the top companies in the Bitcoin industry set to meet in Austin, TX for a SXSW Interactive spectacular. February 24, 2015 - Austin, TX - Bitcoin at SXSW 2015 revealed a full day of Bitcoin related content to take place as part of Startup Village at the SXSW Interactive Conference as an official SXSW event. Their goal: use one of the world's most exciting technology conferences to connect key Bitcoin innovators with a large, mainstream tech crowd. The conference comes at a pivotal time as bigger and bigger organizations such as…Read more

Amazon Smile Meets Bitcoin!

  We are pleased to announce the 1% Initiative with Purse.io and Chain to save customers money and donate 1% to charity on Amazon Smile! Purse, in partnership with the BitGive Foundation and Chain, this week launches its new platform of integration with Amazon Smile and the 1% Initiative. Customers can now get discounts on everything on Amazon while also generating donations to charity. Purse developed a marketplace for users to meet and exchange Amazon items and bitcoin.  Now with the new Amazon Smile integration, when Purse spenders enable the feature, Amazon will…Read more