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Podcast: The Peter McCormack Show
Episode: Turning Bitcoin into Clean Water with Scott Harrison - WBD412
Description: Location: Remotely Date: Monday 18th October Project: Charity: Water Role: Founder & CEO Non-profit organisations have used Bitcoin to accept donations for a long time. One of the most notable examples of this was Wikileaks in 2011. When Paypal, Mastercard and Visa, refused to accept donations due to political pressure, Wikileaks looked to Bitcoin as a permissionless and censorship-resistant alternative. Not only did this allow them to continue accepting donations, but they gained immensely from Bitcoin's astronomical price rise since then. Charity: Water is a charity battling the global water crisis with...