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Honestly speaking, Ethereum is not that popular in the Philippines yet. Instead, Bitcoin is the one who is well known to this country.
Even Eth was listed at coins.ph still majority are converting their coins into bitcoin not on ETH. But the author of this topic has a good intentions
about its topic.
The popular coin in the Philippines is the bitcoin and the second is the ethereum. But that is their choice to use ethereumto pay the people who cleaning their polluted area. Manila is one of the polluted city in the Philippines that needs clean up drive and even the water have pollution. I hope more advocacy like this and they use also bitcoin. Using crypto as payment for them help to promote crypto from the Filipino and to have more investors.
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Honestly speaking, Ethereum is not that popular in the Philippines yet. Instead, Bitcoin is the one who is well known to this country.
Even Eth was listed at coins.ph still majority are converting their coins into bitcoin not on ETH. But the author of this topic has a good intentions
about its topic.
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You can find video here: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uViGfYZvrQg).

Just noticed that one wear's a coins.ph T-shirt. We all know that they are the number exchanges in the Philippines so I'm not surprised by the sponsorship. Next up is "Plant a tree in your local community" program. Here is also a good article about this bounty: (https://breakermag.com/thanks-to-crypto-incentives-3-tons-of-trash-were-removed-from-manila-bay/). Manila Bay has a rich history, so it's about time that the Philippine government should take into consideration, restoring this old but beautiful natural harbor.

Only 1K + views, this doesn't seem attractive to Filipinos. Bounty for Basura, that time, I guess having bounty here is more profitable.
But actually I admire the dedication of the team especially the coins.ph as they can think of this, although we know it's also one way of advertisement of their exchange.

I think is good that they will get paid in crypto if they clean up the area, but i with on future to not have trash throw away and maybe only on this way we will have clean area and also companies who extract oil to not throw residues on water.

It will be better if the government will sponsor this one, as they have the budget and they can enforce  the people to work for this.
The effort of the private sector is good but we know they want something in return that's why they advertise.
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I think is good that they will get paid in crypto if they clean up the area, but i with on future to not have trash throw away and maybe only on this way we will have clean area and also companies who extract oil to not throw residues on water.
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You can find video here: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uViGfYZvrQg).

Just noticed that one wear's a coins.ph T-shirt. We all know that they are the number exchanges in the Philippines so I'm not surprised by the sponsorship. Next up is "Plant a tree in your local community" program. Here is also a good article about this bounty: (https://breakermag.com/thanks-to-crypto-incentives-3-tons-of-trash-were-removed-from-manila-bay/). Manila Bay has a rich history, so it's about time that the Philippine government should take into consideration, restoring this old but beautiful natural harbor.
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A very good proposal and solution to existing problems of cleaning the environment.This approach is at ease to make people love and respect nature.To be honest, I would even without money engaged in such activities,but to promote cryptocurrency is just a forced measure.This action is a kind of airdrop ethereum
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I hope it gives a positive outcome for everybody, crypto and in the real world. Also if it succeeds , put a bounty as much as possible for all the bays in the Philippines, I am a citizen and my house is beside the ocean. That way I can help clean and get paid.
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Indeed, it is a good news for Manilenyo to be paid ethereum while cleaning up their place. Some of Filipinos are not initiative when it comes in cleaning.  So, it is good to have payment using cryptocurrency. They clean the community, they also promote the cryptocurrency.

I missed this news, never gets on my radar that some organization intends to pay people in ETH for cleaning manila's polluted Area.  I do not know if this project has a relation to the current cleaning of Manila Bay since there is little to no news about a cryptocurrency organization being involved.  Or probably the plan does not commence and there is a huge flaw on the system because those who will work for the cleaning up will not accept ETH as payment unless organizer will convert it to Php.  Even though Philippines is cryptocurrency friendly, many of its citizen does not know about cryptocurrency.  

They do not clean without compensation.

Hmm, if you are aware of the Manila Bay clean up, lots of volunteer flocks in to do a volunteer cleaning.  They are not compensated for this and yet they present themselves to help in the cleaning drive of the ocean.



I haven't heard updates on this. Maybe because I am not there  Smiley.

Not a single news in our local media about this, if I am not mistaken.


I wonder how many people  participated in this since it is talking about crypto as a reward and since not everyone knows about crypto I doubt someone who doesn't understand will join. What could be the reason why they chose Ether and not cash, if paying in cash will bring more volunteer then I don’t see any advantage why they chose to pay ethereum.

I agree, it is not appealing since majority of people who do this kind of work is  ignorant about cryptocurrency that is why this kind of sytem is unattracted for them.  And they do this kind of stunt just for their company promotion, that is what I believe at least.
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People will be paid in Ether for helping to clean up one of the most polluted beaches as part of a new movement to clean up plastic waste.

Bounties for the Oceans
The Bounties Network is teaming up with ConsenSys Social Impact to tackle the issue of plastic waste in our oceans.

Back in June, the Network undertook its first bounty-based social impact project with MakerDAO as part of World Oceans Day. However, since then, the team have been looking to see how they can make a bigger impact.

As part of their first pilot, they will be targeting Manila Bay in the Philippines. According to Greenpeace, the Philippines is the third biggest source of plastic ocean pollution in the world, making it an ideal place for the Bounties Network to start.

Taking place over two days from the 1st and 2nd of December, from 0800 until 1700 on both days, participants will be cleaning up the Las Piñas–Parañaque Critical Habitat Area. They will be paid up to 550 Philippine pesos ($10.50) per day, which will be made in Ether.

Taking to Twitter, Joseph Lubin, founder of ConsenSys and co-founder of Ethereum, announced the project.

On its website, the Network said:

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With our oceans in crisis, the devastating ecological consequences of our actions are becoming abundantly clear, and global solutions are needed. We believe blockchain-based bounties have the potential to incentivize global participation in social impact projects and donation crowdsourcing.

The hope is that this will create a “decentralized social impact contribution network with the ability to extend across the globe.” By doing so, it will “incentivize and activate millions of hours of human capital” that will “collaborate for positive social and environmental outcomes.”

According to the UN, 80 percent of all pollution in our oceans comes from people. Additionally, eight million tons of plastic per year end up in our oceans, impacting wildlife, jobs, and tourism. With plastic causing billions of dollars worth of damage each year, steps need to be taken to tackle the issue.

With Bounties for the Ocean, it’s hoping to achieve just this.

In order to receive Ether for the cleanup, a photo of the participant and the rubbish they’ve collected must be taken at the Las Piñas–Parañaque Critical Habitat Area. This should then be uploaded with one of the Bounties anchor volunteers. If possible, the image should be shared on social media tagging @ethBounties and using #bountiesfortheoceans.

Each correct submission will be rewarded 0.03 ETH on acceptance.


https://www.livebitcoinnews.com/manila-residents-to-be-paid-in-ether-for-cleaning-up-polluted-habitat-area/

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Perhaps good news for a change.

This could be a good idea both for practical purposes such as cleaning up pollution as well as marketing and promotional purposes in terms of spreading positive examples of crypto utilization as a means of furthering societal good.

Not certain how cost effective it is or how well their payment scaling stacks up against cost of living in the philippines.

But it is nice to see someone making an effort.   Smiley
Indeed, it is a good news for Manilenyo to be paid ethereum while cleaning up their place. Some of Filipinos are not initiative when it comes in cleaning. They do not clean without compensation. So, it is good to have payment using cryptocurrency. They clean the community, they also promote the cryptocurrency.
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i didnt hear that . but this is a good news so people will know what cypto is like . i like this news if its true i would love to help to clean that manila bay i have a lot of childhood memories in there Smiley
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Well, this is a good way to promote cryptocurrency to people and to teach them how to use it and also to help the world save from plastics pollution. But i wonder how would these people learn how to use the ether wallet and receive their incentives since it didn't mention on the news.
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Think about it this one has everything we all love. It is using a crypto do the job, it is helping the poor find a way to earn money and it is cleaning the world from pollution. It has all the good things about a community work that is dream of not only one group but three groups both crypto lovers, socialists that wants government work for unemployed and environmentalist that love cleaning pollution.

All because Manila decided to use crypto for good instead of just banning it or taxing it like so many other nations. Governments could tax crypto income and get paid in crypto as well and use that crypto for betterment of our nations. If I make 100 bucks profit from cyrpto I can pay 20 bucks in tax (or whatever the tax rate is) in crypto and that crypto will be paid for unemployed people to do something good. PERFECT world.
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Philippines is one among the country in Asia with large level of acceptance of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies on different needs. Though it is a small country, it highly gives support for development. I expect more countries to give good support in a perfect way. Lots of scams have happened within Philippines in the name of cryptocurrency, a perfectly planned implementation will get things happening with perfection.
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Wow it's was a great news for all of us especially we Filipinos because we're not just promoting the cleanliness of the ocean but also promoting cryptocurrency. With that, I think people would be aware with what is cryptos and how it works in the life of people who are involved with this kind of investment. Promoting crypto while helping our ocean is such a great project. I really live it.
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This is a perfect example of block chain getting used in environment friendly places .

I have had read about it but never seen an example , this will actually help people to switch over to non-conservative methods of payment , as opposed to cash and all people can actually go forward and start paying in cryptocurrencies and cards , it would for sure save millions of trees if that happened .

This is a great initiative .

Paying cash would have indirectly meant Killing more trees indirectly therefore they chosed to pay in ether also money in money in any form , no one would deny that.
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I haven't heard updates on this. Maybe because I am not there  Smiley.
I wonder how many people  participated in this since it is talking about crypto as a reward and since not everyone knows about crypto I doubt someone who doesn't understand will join. What could be the reason why they chose Ether and not cash, if paying in cash will bring more volunteer then I don’t see any advantage why they chose to pay ethereum.
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I am so happy seeing this post and wants to make or help our country to be clean again though reading this part of the OP

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According to Greenpeace, the Philippines is the third biggest source of plastic ocean pollution in the world, making it an ideal place for the Bounties Network to start.

I feel really sad. With a lot of people in the Urban cities, a lot of waste is being dumped everywhere and it is going straight to rivers and sometimes the sea. I hope this will be supported by a lot of people and also the members of this forum. I will help in a way that I can, I will not be able to help in cleaning but I hope I can help in other way.

We need such innovation in africa too because Africa is more polluted
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I did not saw this news and it's last year happened. There is soms news again they continue to paid people of ethereum until now?

Nope, the project never stopped.
The good part is that the funds never run out, the bad part is that in almost a year they had less than 300 claims for the bounties posted.

So, from my point of view, as I said it before, it's quite the failure.

In the Philippines, they attach great importance to and develop blockchain technology as well as support crypto. that's why so many people now use crypto as a means of payment and it is spreading very wide.

Yeah, blockchain, how about before talking about the technology you start cleaning your country from all the trash that is laying there? Wow, we use blockchain to pay people to pick up trash, and it's working great because we have mountains of trash!!! /sarcasm


I will help in a way that I can, I will not be able to help in cleaning but I hope I can help in other way.

What way?

We need such innovation in africa too because Africa is more polluted

Do you need innovation for such thing?


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In the Philippines, they attach great importance to and develop blockchain technology as well as support crypto. that's why so many people now use crypto as a means of payment and it is spreading very wide.
This is also a way to spread the influence of blockchain technology. then soon, we will also see that there are more countries like the Philippines and the crypto market that have more investors.
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I am so happy seeing this post and wants to make or help our country to be clean again though reading this part of the OP

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According to Greenpeace, the Philippines is the third biggest source of plastic ocean pollution in the world, making it an ideal place for the Bounties Network to start.

I feel really sad. With a lot of people in the Urban cities, a lot of waste is being dumped everywhere and it is going straight to rivers and sometimes the sea. I hope this will be supported by a lot of people and also the members of this forum. I will help in a way that I can, I will not be able to help in cleaning but I hope I can help in other way.
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Weird that I never heard of this. But I guess it's good for the urban poor in the area, they get to profit and they'd clean up the river. I hope it wouldn't be like the Indian cobra scenario though.

Even if this doesn't completely clean the river and bay, they at least got introduced to crypto. After ETH it's just a matter of time before they find out how to use BTC.

I don't think that most of the people in the Philipines know what ethereum isand I'm sure that they don't have ethereum wallets.The project devs are going to pay them with a cryptocurrency that is going to crash and decrease it's price,which isn't fair.Projects that are oriented towards cleaning the environment are always good,but this project won't lead to further crypto adoption.

Then they will find out. The organization is likely going to walk them through the process of making a wallet.

Also, the people they'll include the project likely don't make more than $5 a day, even with a slight decrease in ETH price that amount of money isn't something they'd just stumble upon. I saw kids picking up trash in the river on TV, they'd never be able to earn $5 from doing that all day.
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I did not saw this news and it's last year happened. There is soms news again they continue to paid people of ethereum until now?
This is good because they can helo to advertise ethereum and also the cryptocurrency to the people who help by cleaning.
They can help the environment plus they earn money too both win win situation and even to us they have positive result.
Right.This is really a good start for ethereum to gain more acknowledgement not just to the people who participated the clean up but mostly to all the residents in the Philippines.And the fact that it is used to paid for them,it only proves that ethereum can be very society friendly and of course a friendly user currency.
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I did not saw this news and it's last year happened. There is soms news again they continue to paid people of ethereum until now?
This is good because they can helo to advertise ethereum and also the cryptocurrency to the people who help by cleaning.
They can help the environment plus they earn money too both win win situation and even to us they have positive result.
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It's a very interesting concept. Many international environment ngos (non governamental organizations) want to care for third world countries nature, and crypto currency can help them to give more transparency to their work, and it can also facilitate the donations coming from worldwide, what will also simplify the way the employees (like the ones who are going to clean the polluted area) will be paid.

Projects like this create job opportunities that are scarce on such countries and teach people how better it is to live on a clean space.
I just hope they don't dirty all these areas again after cleaned to keep working on this task and profiting for longer. Cheesy
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This is really a good move in both ways promoting crypto and cleaning the environment. I still have to believe tho that this act should be voluntarily made. And using the bounties instead in taking care the said polluted areas like contributing such as buying more trash bins and sign boards or hiring someone to check the area for a possible abuse



I don't think that most of the people in the Philipines know what ethereum isand I'm sure that they don't have ethereum wallets.The project devs are going to pay them with a cryptocurrency that is going to crash and decrease it's price,which isn't fair.Projects that are oriented towards cleaning the environment are always good,but this project won't lead to further crypto adoption.

This one doesn't matter it can easily be introduced  to the cleaners  and they can easily convert it to Fiat through coins.

General saying, I don't think crypto is used to pay for cleaning services just for that but it was shown that it was accepted for a service rendered as a means of payment. If we talk about it as in dealing in the service it was used for ; which is for cleaning, it will look as if it is just used for a cleaning payment alone.
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This is really a good move in both ways promoting crypto and cleaning the environment. I still have to believe tho that this act should be voluntarily made. And using the bounties instead in taking care the said polluted areas like contributing such as buying more trash bins and sign boards or hiring someone to check the area for a possible abuse



I don't think that most of the people in the Philipines know what ethereum isand I'm sure that they don't have ethereum wallets.The project devs are going to pay them with a cryptocurrency that is going to crash and decrease it's price,which isn't fair.Projects that are oriented towards cleaning the environment are always good,but this project won't lead to further crypto adoption.

This one doesn't matter it can easily be introduced  to the cleaners  and they can easily convert it to Fiat through coins.
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I do not think Filipinos will work their butt off cleaning streets or polluted areas for virtual money -- its just that they do not understand how this thing works, so yeah they will still prefer to be paid in paper fiat.

The bounties are still running

https://explorer.bounties.network/bounty/592
https://explorer.bounties.network/bounty/1511

~250 accepted and I would guess about 1/4 rejected.

In one year the results are ...let's say just disappointing.
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I have mixed reactions on this one.
first, The Philippines is not exactly exposed to such technologies as cryptocurrency; it is just starting to make a name for itself here and I do not think Filipinos will work their butt off cleaning streets or polluted areas for virtual money -- its just that they do not understand how this thing works, so yeah they will still prefer to be paid in paper fiat.

On the other hand, this can jump start the crypto industry in the PH. This can be a breakthrough considering the country is third world country.

overall the intention is good and can be a help not just fund people but to fund the economy as well.
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This is good news for the crypto community as it will gain more popularity but i don't think that it would work well because the knowledge of an ordinary Filipino about crypto is not that good. They can be exploited by someone who is corrupt and does have knowledge on how crypto works. Sorry for being negative on this but somehow that is what i see on this situation.

This is a job that's important enough to do right, and I don't think that paying people in ETH is any advantage to anyone.  Sorry to be a negative Nelly, but if you're working all day for fucking $10.50, at least you should be getting paid in fiat.
Being paid $10.50 for a day's work is even above minimum here in the Philippines.
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People will be paid in Ether for helping to clean up one of the most polluted beaches as part of a new movement to clean up plastic waste.

Bounties for the Oceans
The Bounties Network is teaming up with ConsenSys Social Impact to tackle the issue of plastic waste in our oceans.

Back in June, the Network undertook its first bounty-based social impact project with MakerDAO as part of World Oceans Day. However, since then, the team have been looking to see how they can make a bigger impact.

As part of their first pilot, they will be targeting Manila Bay in the Philippines. According to Greenpeace, the Philippines is the third biggest source of plastic ocean pollution in the world, making it an ideal place for the Bounties Network to start.

Taking place over two days from the 1st and 2nd of December, from 0800 until 1700 on both days, participants will be cleaning up the Las Piñas–Parañaque Critical Habitat Area. They will be paid up to 550 Philippine pesos ($10.50) per day, which will be made in Ether.

Taking to Twitter, Joseph Lubin, founder of ConsenSys and co-founder of Ethereum, announced the project.

On its website, the Network said:

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With our oceans in crisis, the devastating ecological consequences of our actions are becoming abundantly clear, and global solutions are needed. We believe blockchain-based bounties have the potential to incentivize global participation in social impact projects and donation crowdsourcing.

The hope is that this will create a “decentralized social impact contribution network with the ability to extend across the globe.” By doing so, it will “incentivize and activate millions of hours of human capital” that will “collaborate for positive social and environmental outcomes.”

According to the UN, 80 percent of all pollution in our oceans comes from people. Additionally, eight million tons of plastic per year end up in our oceans, impacting wildlife, jobs, and tourism. With plastic causing billions of dollars worth of damage each year, steps need to be taken to tackle the issue.

With Bounties for the Ocean, it’s hoping to achieve just this.

In order to receive Ether for the cleanup, a photo of the participant and the rubbish they’ve collected must be taken at the Las Piñas–Parañaque Critical Habitat Area. This should then be uploaded with one of the Bounties anchor volunteers. If possible, the image should be shared on social media tagging @ethBounties and using #bountiesfortheoceans.

Each correct submission will be rewarded 0.03 ETH on acceptance.


https://www.livebitcoinnews.com/manila-residents-to-be-paid-in-ether-for-cleaning-up-polluted-habitat-area/

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Perhaps good news for a change.

This could be a good idea both for practical purposes such as cleaning up pollution as well as marketing and promotional purposes in terms of spreading positive examples of crypto utilization as a means of furthering societal good.

Not certain how cost effective it is or how well their payment scaling stacks up against cost of living in the philippines.

But it is nice to see someone making an effort.   Smiley

This good news covers two rational human problems, between the lack of human awareness of a clean environment, and other crypto benefits for their finances. With such a method of payment, it's hoped that this can trigger wealthy citizens to adopt Ether as much as possible, at least until "can make" Ether prices increase.
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Not to undermine the intelligence of the people who will be paid with Ether, I think they will be coming from the lower strata of society wherein immediate payment is their preference.  Some may want to gamble and wait for the Ether price to go up.. But most likely, these are daily wages earners who will be happier if after work, they can bring home food for their families.
That's basically what I wrote in my previous post, and I'm glad someone sees it this way and doesn't just think "crypto payments, YAY!". 

If this is true:
As I said, $10.50 (roughly 500 pesos) is actually a very good days pay for a lot of Filipino's.
...then it sounds like a great opportunity for the local folks to earn some money doing worthwhile work, but I just can't bring myself to think that paying them in ETH is a good idea, especially when the market is very unstable.  I do also agree that some of the people who may know something about crypto may "gamble" and hold onto their ETH to see if it rises in value.  It's not a horrible thing, but yeah, it'd be much better if they could buy something to eat with their wages after getting paid.  Unless there's a market nearby that takes ETH, that's going to be mighty difficult to accomplish.
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This is not really a big ethereum news, it doesn't use many of the features we love, it doesn't really show off the greatness of ethereum blockchain and doesn't really do anything other than just a good PR and a cheap advertisement. If this is a success they can go around cleaning beaches and paying people money and then call themselves "ethereum is so good it is used to clean the world" and whatever.

I think the main point here is that that money could have been paid in fiat as well, you can just directly pay cash to someone who cleans it, there are economic problems in Manila that causes them to not pay people to clean in general, give them a million dollars to clean everywhere and they will rank highest in hygiene rankings. Doesn't matter if its ether worth a million or just fiat a million.

Yet you have to start somewhere. You cannot begin to introduce people to the greatness and the lovable features without first introducing them to ethereum. You do that by obligated them to look in to it as they now own some.
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This is not really a big ethereum news, it doesn't use many of the features we love, it doesn't really show off the greatness of ethereum blockchain and doesn't really do anything other than just a good PR and a cheap advertisement. If this is a success they can go around cleaning beaches and paying people money and then call themselves "ethereum is so good it is used to clean the world" and whatever.

I think the main point here is that that money could have been paid in fiat as well, you can just directly pay cash to someone who cleans it, there are economic problems in Manila that causes them to not pay people to clean in general, give them a million dollars to clean everywhere and they will rank highest in hygiene rankings. Doesn't matter if its ether worth a million or just fiat a million.
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Not to undermine the intelligence of the people who will be paid with Ether, I think they will be coming from the lower strata of society wherein immediate payment is their preference.  Some may want to gamble and wait for the Ether price to go up.. But most likely, these are daily wages earners who will be happier if after work, they can bring home food for their families.
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Wow, this is a brilliant idea to introduce Crypto to the wider community. I hope the marine ecosystem will be kept clean and clean with Bounties for the Oceans.
maybe it can boost the crypto value in the future
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It is very cool. Crypto utilization for cleaning marine waste. Maybe that is only done in the Philippines because crypto use and funding are legal. Maybe it can't be done like that in a country that doesn't legalize crypto
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Each correct submission will be rewarded 0.03 ETH on acceptance.

It's a shame that this is no longer worth the 500+ pesos that it was originally going to be. Still for many people in Manila being able to earn even 200 pesos for doing this is a good days work. It just won't bring as much attention as it otherwise would have. It's a great way for engaging a community and introducing people to the benefits of cryptocurrencies at the same time.
Payout have lessen due to market price decline but it doesn't change up the amount of ETH that you can potentially earn. For now you would really receive less but its much better than nothing at all.
500 Pesos is equivalent on 1 day work if we do base on minimum rate which isn't really bad at all. This movement can really spread out cryptos existence and its usage knowing that PH is really positive
when it comes to crypto.

Yes, it's much better than nothing for people who currently have no work or who would've wanted to participate for free. But the opportunity to have earned 500 pesos in a day would've been enticing for a lot of people given that many earn much less than that.



So no chance of making a living out of it, and it's pretty damn obvious, you can't go around and pay that much and if you have that much money laying around you could simply utilize the money to tackle pollution on an industrial scale.


As I said, $10.50 (roughly 500 pesos) is actually a very good days pay for a lot of Filipino's. It may not seem a lot to those of us who are westerners but it goes a lot further there and there are a lot less job opportunities.
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I don't think that most of the people in the Philipines know what ethereum isand I'm sure that they don't have ethereum wallets.The project devs are going to pay them with a cryptocurrency that is going to crash and decrease it's price,which isn't fair.Projects that are oriented towards cleaning the environment are always good,but this project won't lead to further crypto adoption.
Not only that, but even if ETH doesn't crash and become worthless, there's absolutely nowhere to spend it.  I think this is absolutely moronic to pay people for a job like this in cryptocurrency--even if it was bitcoin.  Crowdfunding could just as easily have been done with cash, and I have no doubt the local Filipinos would rather get paid in their local currency than in ETH. 

This is a job that's important enough to do right, and I don't think that paying people in ETH is any advantage to anyone.  Sorry to be a negative Nelly, but if you're working all day for fucking $10.50, at least you should be getting paid in fiat.
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I don't think that most of the people in the Philipines know what ethereum isand I'm sure that they don't have ethereum wallets.The project devs are going to pay them with a cryptocurrency that is going to crash and decrease it's price,which isn't fair.Projects that are oriented towards cleaning the environment are always good,but this project won't lead to further crypto adoption.
Cryptocurrencies are known to be popular in that region, so I don't think using them will be a big issue. And this is a place with very low salaries, so I guess if crypto payments will be fair, this could actually change lives of many people as well as help solving environmental issues. As for the crypto prices - ethereum is very cheap now, so many poeple could profit from that by saving some money in eth. Apart from that, I don't think it would be a problem to exchange this crypto for the local currency on regular basis.
It's also a positive thing for crypto reputation, so I think it's a win-win situation in many aspects.
legendary
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One important thing...it's a two days pilot event !!

Knowing so well the in and outs of funds here in the Philippines, I can say that this will just be thrown into the pockets of whoever is in charge of the drive that they assigned.

Isn't this run by Filipinos in Manilla? They could monitor this a bit, don't they?
But actually, that contact email on the page is weird [email protected] ..that's 100% a European name.



legendary
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Knowing so well the in and outs of funds here in the Philippines, I can say that this will just be thrown into the pockets of whoever is in charge of the drive that they assigned. It's a shame that I already know what will happen, and this might make the cleaners clueless knowing that the average Filipino worker don't know much about cryptocurrencies, and only see them as HYIP (bitconnect lul).

This is certainly welcome but will be so hard for them to encash or use as money. Only luxury shops and restaurants do accept them as payment and given that this would only be a couple dollars at most, they wouldn't be able to utilize it and end up being ripped off by exchangers/tellers.
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I like the title of the job Bounty, this is a great milestones to the cryptocurrency network as this will allowed further adoption and utilization of cryptocurrency as a means of payment. Ethereum being use to pay worker's for cleaning plastic waste is a mind blowing news and I hope other sectors of the society will also adopt cryptocurrency as a mode of payment of salaries.
jr. member
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Great bounty idea for cleaning up pollution. The Philippines is a very corrupt country and it is important that this project does not become one of the ways to break the dirty money.
full member
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I READ this news and it is good for the crypto community.
But i am still thinking about something.
are those workers they hired know cryptocurrency or ETHEREUM?
Do they know how to change it to FIAT? if they dont have any knowledge on this then it will be another corruption!

HOW? someone will just get it in lower price!
sr. member
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Paying with cryptos in good initiative but at the end they are going to transfer them into fiat for living their life since in my knowledge most of the places in Phillipines don't accept crypto payment so it just make extra work and extra cost for those workers.I would like to hear some well renowned company is paying their all employers in cryptos will make huge difference.
hero member
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Each correct submission will be rewarded 0.03 ETH on acceptance.

It's a shame that this is no longer worth the 500+ pesos that it was originally going to be. Still for many people in Manila being able to earn even 200 pesos for doing this is a good days work. It just won't bring as much attention as it otherwise would have. It's a great way for engaging a community and introducing people to the benefits of cryptocurrencies at the same time.
Payout have lessen due to market price decline but it doesn't change up the amount of ETH that you can potentially earn. For now you would really receive less but its much better than nothing at all.
500 Pesos is equivalent on 1 day work if we do base on minimum rate which isn't really bad at all. This movement can really spread out cryptos existence and its usage knowing that PH is really positive
when it comes to crypto.
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This is a good way to introduce and promote cryptocurrency while doing a community work like cleaning the ocean. I hope there will be more social projects in the future that will use virtual coins as payment. This method will spread awareness not only on cleaning an environment but also on speeding up the adoption of cryptocurrency.
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Each correct submission will be rewarded 0.03 ETH on acceptance.

It's a shame that this is no longer worth the 500+ pesos that it was originally going to be. Still for many people in Manila being able to earn even 200 pesos for doing this is a good days work. It just won't bring as much attention as it otherwise would have. It's a great way for engaging a community and introducing people to the benefits of cryptocurrencies at the same time.
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Pretty good way to introduce new people to crypto, maybe it's minimal but it helps a wider adoption
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Mix emotion and for sure the workers will be paid a lot of Ethereum as the ETH market continue to falling down. Maybe the workers were all choosen as educated persons so that they can be easily to learn of how crypto currency will work. Promoting their crypto currency project and making the environment clean is a good idea in which each parties will trully benefits.
sr. member
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It is a good advocacy for the awareness of both things, the collaboration of both world the environmental and crypto awareness that delivers to the young generation of how important this things for the future. A greener future for the environment and a paperless transactions for crypto. Although it may seems not totally adopted as of this moment but at least its slowly introducing to the public.
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People will be paid in Ether for helping to clean up one of the most polluted beaches as part of a new movement to clean up plastic waste.

Bounties for the Oceans
The Bounties Network is teaming up with ConsenSys Social Impact to tackle the issue of plastic waste in our oceans.

Back in June, the Network undertook its first bounty-based social impact project with MakerDAO as part of World Oceans Day. However, since then, the team have been looking to see how they can make a bigger impact.

As part of their first pilot, they will be targeting Manila Bay in the Philippines. According to Greenpeace, the Philippines is the third biggest source of plastic ocean pollution in the world, making it an ideal place for the Bounties Network to start.

Taking place over two days from the 1st and 2nd of December, from 0800 until 1700 on both days, participants will be cleaning up the Las Piñas–Parañaque Critical Habitat Area. They will be paid up to 550 Philippine pesos ($10.50) per day, which will be made in Ether.

Taking to Twitter, Joseph Lubin, founder of ConsenSys and co-founder of Ethereum, announced the project.

On its website, the Network said:

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With our oceans in crisis, the devastating ecological consequences of our actions are becoming abundantly clear, and global solutions are needed. We believe blockchain-based bounties have the potential to incentivize global participation in social impact projects and donation crowdsourcing.

The hope is that this will create a “decentralized social impact contribution network with the ability to extend across the globe.” By doing so, it will “incentivize and activate millions of hours of human capital” that will “collaborate for positive social and environmental outcomes.”

According to the UN, 80 percent of all pollution in our oceans comes from people. Additionally, eight million tons of plastic per year end up in our oceans, impacting wildlife, jobs, and tourism. With plastic causing billions of dollars worth of damage each year, steps need to be taken to tackle the issue.

With Bounties for the Ocean, it’s hoping to achieve just this.

In order to receive Ether for the cleanup, a photo of the participant and the rubbish they’ve collected must be taken at the Las Piñas–Parañaque Critical Habitat Area. This should then be uploaded with one of the Bounties anchor volunteers. If possible, the image should be shared on social media tagging @ethBounties and using #bountiesfortheoceans.

Each correct submission will be rewarded 0.03 ETH on acceptance.


https://www.livebitcoinnews.com/manila-residents-to-be-paid-in-ether-for-cleaning-up-polluted-habitat-area/

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Perhaps good news for a change.

This could be a good idea both for practical purposes such as cleaning up pollution as well as marketing and promotional purposes in terms of spreading positive examples of crypto utilization as a means of furthering societal good.

Not certain how cost effective it is or how well their payment scaling stacks up against cost of living in the philippines.

But it is nice to see someone making an effort.   Smiley

it can help but how they find crypto ? as a payment method? or how they can be able to withdrew it meaning they will do some briefing regarding the withdrawal of the payment right it will took time and maybe people wont adapt this kind of practice because they will see it as a hassle way of paying to the people but ofcourse it is just a start if people will adapt it, it is a good start.
hero member
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For no other reason than popularising crypto, it worth commending no matter how little considering the amount of bashing that the price of crypto have witnessed in the past couple of weeks which means every effort should be appreciated no matter how little its going to contribute to the mainstream as that is what is needed at this time. Another worthy of note is for the cause of which this is being utilised which would generally be accepted to be a good cause on cleaning the environment.
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I don't think that most of the people in the Philipines know what ethereum isand I'm sure that they don't have ethereum wallets.The project devs are going to pay them with a cryptocurrency that is going to crash and decrease it's price,which isn't fair.Projects that are oriented towards cleaning the environment are always good,but this project won't lead to further crypto adoption.
legendary
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People will be paid in Ether for helping to clean up one of the most polluted beaches as part of a new movement to clean up plastic waste.

Bounties for the Oceans
The Bounties Network is teaming up with ConsenSys Social Impact to tackle the issue of plastic waste in our oceans.

Back in June, the Network undertook its first bounty-based social impact project with MakerDAO as part of World Oceans Day. However, since then, the team have been looking to see how they can make a bigger impact.

As part of their first pilot, they will be targeting Manila Bay in the Philippines. According to Greenpeace, the Philippines is the third biggest source of plastic ocean pollution in the world, making it an ideal place for the Bounties Network to start.

Taking place over two days from the 1st and 2nd of December, from 0800 until 1700 on both days, participants will be cleaning up the Las Piñas–Parañaque Critical Habitat Area. They will be paid up to 550 Philippine pesos ($10.50) per day, which will be made in Ether.

Taking to Twitter, Joseph Lubin, founder of ConsenSys and co-founder of Ethereum, announced the project.

On its website, the Network said:

Quote
With our oceans in crisis, the devastating ecological consequences of our actions are becoming abundantly clear, and global solutions are needed. We believe blockchain-based bounties have the potential to incentivize global participation in social impact projects and donation crowdsourcing.

The hope is that this will create a “decentralized social impact contribution network with the ability to extend across the globe.” By doing so, it will “incentivize and activate millions of hours of human capital” that will “collaborate for positive social and environmental outcomes.”

According to the UN, 80 percent of all pollution in our oceans comes from people. Additionally, eight million tons of plastic per year end up in our oceans, impacting wildlife, jobs, and tourism. With plastic causing billions of dollars worth of damage each year, steps need to be taken to tackle the issue.

With Bounties for the Ocean, it’s hoping to achieve just this.

In order to receive Ether for the cleanup, a photo of the participant and the rubbish they’ve collected must be taken at the Las Piñas–Parañaque Critical Habitat Area. This should then be uploaded with one of the Bounties anchor volunteers. If possible, the image should be shared on social media tagging @ethBounties and using #bountiesfortheoceans.

Each correct submission will be rewarded 0.03 ETH on acceptance.


https://www.livebitcoinnews.com/manila-residents-to-be-paid-in-ether-for-cleaning-up-polluted-habitat-area/

....

Perhaps good news for a change.

This could be a good idea both for practical purposes such as cleaning up pollution as well as marketing and promotional purposes in terms of spreading positive examples of crypto utilization as a means of furthering societal good.

Not certain how cost effective it is or how well their payment scaling stacks up against cost of living in the philippines.

But it is nice to see someone making an effort.   Smiley
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