Italian Red Cross accepts BTC as donations to fight the corona virus - page 2.

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Quote from: Jating on March 15, 2020, 10:23:59 PM

And it recent days, the fatality are so high, outside of China, I think Italy and Iran are the most affected by the Covid-19 virus.

That's my understanding as well--and I'm pretty sure Italy tops the list as far as the countries that have been hit hardest.

I've sent bitcoin a few times recently, and it seems like the network is pretty congested. Not sure if everyone else is having that issue, but I've had to up the network fees significantly just to get a confirmation within a few hours. While the transactions will go through eventually, it would be kind of a pain in the ass for the Red Cross to have to wait for funds coming in via bitcoin donations. Still, I think it's great and I might actually donate a few bucks' worth to them.

Quote from: LeGaulois on March 16, 2020, 12:31:07 PM

When there's money to be taken, they'll take anything and everything. You'd better be careful who or what you donate your money/bitcoins to.

Yeah, that's the only issue that gives me pause. I don't have anything against the Red Cross, because no institution is pristine, but you never know how your money is going to get used.

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When there's money to be taken, they'll take anything and everything. You'd better be careful who or what you donate your money/bitcoins to.

Instead of helping people, your money could very well be used to pay for other things.
In 2010 after the Haiti earthquake they used $125 million of donation its own internal expenses, This is just an example, by the way, I could give some others.

Like when they supplied for 4 years, blood which it knew might be tainted with Hepatitis C and HIV, More than 1,100 Canadians were infected with HIV and 20,000 contracted Hepatitis C from blood transfusions given by the Red Cross during that period.

The American Red Cross is an institution full of scandal and bigotry https://www.grunge.com/136639/the-untold-truth-of-the-american-red-cross/

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Quote from: TravelMug on March 15, 2020, 09:26:00 PM

Just wanted to share this, the Italian Red Cross is now readily accepting BTC (and altcoins) as donation to fight the corona virus pandemic.

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The project has reached the target goal of € 10,000 to purchase the AMP: we did it thank to your generosity!
But we don't stop here, we reopen the fundraising campaign with a new goal: to complete the AMP core structure with the accessories necessary for emergency operations, such as a DefiMonitor (a defibrillator with vital signs monitor).

Regarding the second level Advanced Medical Post for COVID-19 pre-triage, we are proceeding with the purchase of the material to be ready for its deployment in the local area. We have attached the first quote in the project activities' section and, as purchased, we will also attach the relative invoice, which will be notarized in the Blockchain.

Your support is greatly appreciated!
Thank You!

https://app.helperbit.com/project/5e6a64ee84cb8662d901a29c/covid19-advanced-medical-post-for-pretriage-in-italy

Accepting Bitcoin/ Altcoins helps foreigners donate to the Italian Red Cross easier. It is happy to know that ~3 BTC is donated, I hope Cryptocurrency community could help them. The value would increase once Bitcoin pump.

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This is a very big opportunity for the bitcoin to make another contribution in alleviating the ongoing crisis. This is also helpful in making a very good face for the cryptocurrency in our society. Increased good reputation will surely help in making cryptocurrency a staple in the growing global economy.

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That's a great initiative to help the people in Italy. frankly speaking I don't know why the Italians have been hit so greatly with this pandemic but I think this is the least of help people all across the globe can be off help to them. Just yesterday I heard they have recorded the highest daily deaths since this pandemic broke out. I would donate to this programme at the end of the month when I am paid at the end of the month by my company.

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Hearing the news that in Italy in 1 day 300 more corona virus patients die I know this is very concerned with the situation in Italy getting worse like this, with there donations like this might be enough to update the corona virus patients there are so many donations that go into I think this donation will reach their target because all over the world we care about the corona virus so many patients are in dire need of it.

I pray that in Italy it will not get too bad with this Covid-19.

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Quote from: verita1 on March 15, 2020, 11:00:55 PM

I applaud the initiative of the Italian Red Cross for taking fundraising measures through donations with Bitcoin and other coins to assist those affected by covid-19. We know that this measure is very successful and that it can give a quick and urgent response in this case to the issue of health.
Thanks for the post! I will be sharing on Social media!

The project's goal is way too small-only 10,000 USD.It has gathered more than 14,9K USD from only 27 donations!
So the average donation is around 553,81 USD!I guess that the project isn't promoted enough across social media platforms.27 donations is a really low amount.The funds haven't been used yet.
It's a great initiative and platforms like Helperbit can help for bitcoin mass adoption and fighting the coronavirus at once.

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it is interesting that they have already received $10000 worth of bitcoin which is about 2 bitcoins since during times when price is dropping or had a big drop like these days people are rarely willing to spend their bitcoins (or donate). they either go back to cold storage hodling or they panic sell at a loss after the drop was ended.

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I applaud the initiative of the Italian Red Cross for taking fundraising measures through donations with Bitcoin and other coins to assist those affected by covid-19. We know that this measure is very successful and that it can give a quick and urgent response in this case to the issue of health.
Thanks for the post! I will be sharing on Social media!

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In times like this, cryptocurrency and Bitcoin will be more appreciated because of it's digital characteristic, amidst the dreadful spread of the pandemic which physical fiat currency isn't an exemption to transmit the virus.
Everyone is encouraged to do payments through online to avoid transmitting the virus through the paper money.

Im afraid there would only be small amount that can be pooled for this charity because people in most part of the globe has been severely affected by the covid-19 and they as well needs funds to survive.

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It says that they have reach € 10,000 already, but it seems that the money is not enough. And at this trying times, if someone has some extra BTC, just dusting in your wallet, maybe this is the right now to donate it, just saying.

And it recent days, the fatality are so high, outside of China, I think Italy and Iran are the most affected by the Covid-19 virus.

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Just wanted to share this, the Italian Red Cross is now readily accepting BTC (and altcoins) as donation to fight the corona virus pandemic.

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The project has reached the target goal of € 10,000 to purchase the AMP: we did it thank to your generosity!
But we don't stop here, we reopen the fundraising campaign with a new goal: to complete the AMP core structure with the accessories necessary for emergency operations, such as a DefiMonitor (a defibrillator with vital signs monitor).

Regarding the second level Advanced Medical Post for COVID-19 pre-triage, we are proceeding with the purchase of the material to be ready for its deployment in the local area. We have attached the first quote in the project activities' section and, as purchased, we will also attach the relative invoice, which will be notarized in the Blockchain.

Your support is greatly appreciated!
Thank You!

https://app.helperbit.com/project/5e6a64ee84cb8662d901a29c/covid19-advanced-medical-post-for-pretriage-in-italy

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