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Change Tip And Direct Relief Launch Charitable Campaign Using Bitcoin
When it comes to reasons for using Bitcoin, consumers in countries with developed economies — where credit cards, PayPal PayPal and other payment systems function uite well — don’t have many. However, one promising area for the use of the digital currency in developed economies Read More...
This sleek, sleep-tracking ring will nudge you to a healthier life
There are no shortages of ways today to track your every step or snooze. But most sleep trackers out there ask people to sacrifice either comfort or accuracy, and some require users to commit the counterproductive sin of looking at their sleep-killing screens just before Read More...
UK tech firm brings solar classrooms in a box to Kenya
In rural communities, where resources and infrastructure are often at a premium, it is often children who bear the brunt of those scarcities. With that in mind, U.K.-based tech firm Aleutia have developed a flatpack, solar-powered modular classroom that can be built entirely off the electrical Read More...
Bitcoin's forked: chief scientist launches alternative proposal for the currency
The bitcoin wars have begun, as Bitcoin XT s uares off against the classic flavour of the cryptocurrency Monday 17 August 2015 06.57 EDT Last modified on Monday 17 August 2015 07.00 EDT Cryptocurrency bitcoin is facing civil war, with two high-profile developers announcing plans to Read More...
Beyond Bitcoin: How The Blockchain Could Disrupt Our Financial System
If you haven’t been paying attention to Bitcoin because you don’t understand how a digital currency might be relevant to your business, you might want to reconsider. It’s unlikely that Bitcoin will replace the dollar, pound, Euro, or yen anytime soon (or ever). However, Read More...
A New Path for Social Enterprises Through the “Valley of Death”
Providing a tailored mix of different types of capital and reestablishing a more human-centered sense of accountability is helping social enterprises traverse the proverbial funding gap. People have been talking for years about the “valley of death” between seed money and growth Read More...
Kickstarting college: Students use crowdfunding to help pay for school
Crowdfunding campaigns for tuition, textbooks, and other college-related costs are growing in popularity. But is it a sustainable solution when a student’s financial aid package is not enough? When Abigail Covington, a recent high school graduate from Washington, D.C., got accepted into Read More...
Crowdfunding schools, one project at a time
In 2000, Charles Best was a history teacher in a New York City public high school, spending his own money buying supplies for his students that the school couldn't provide. Then he had an idea. "My students and I just wanted a way for teachers, like myself and my colleagues, to be able to tell the Read More...
How White Students Reap Benefits from Teachers of Color
Nonwhite educators can offer new and valuable perspectives for children of all backgrounds. Noah Caruso, 17, calls South Philadelphia home. Known for cheesesteaks, pizza, and bakeries, South Philly is a close-knit, largely Italian American neighborhood where much of the population has traditionally Read More...
Japanese court rules that bitcoin can't be 'owned'
Tokyo's district court has ruled that it's not possible for people to own bitcoin, and therefore they can't sue for compensation in the wake of Mt. Gox's collapse. The ruling comes a few days after the head of what used to be the world's largest bitcoin exchange was arrested on charges of fraud Read More...