The American Cancer Society (ACS) has recently launched a cryptocurrency fund to fight cancer. That organization will accept payments in BTC, BCH, and ETH.
In recent days, the American Cancer Society (ACS) announced a new partnership with the non-profit company The Giving Block. This cryptocurrency donations company helped them launch a new “Crypto Cancer Fund” to help fight cancer.
This cancer research project will receive funding exclusively with cryptocurrencies. By the beginning of this year, they set a fundraising goal of USD 1 million.
The fund will go directly to the Cancer Research in Society program, supporting research for “new discoveries and better treatments.”
The first donor to contribute USD 250,000 or more in cryptocurrencies can choose a name for the fund. The news about the creation of a cryptocurrency fund to fight cancer has had a good reception.
When the largest donation occurs, the ACS will announce the change in the name of the fund to fight cancer. Among the cryptocurrencies that they will accept are Bitcoin (BTC), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Ethereum (ETH), Litecoin (LTC), Zcash (ZEC), Gemini Dollar (GUSD), Basic Attention Token (BAT), and Chainlink (Link).
According to a Survey, 31% of British People Are Curious About Cryptocurrencies
Cryptocurrency trading platform Ziglu surveyed 2,000 British people through OnePoll. That consultation on cryptocurrencies revealed that nearly a third of the British respondents are curious about investing in digital assets.
Despite the interest that 31% of the respondents showed, 62% of them remained on the sidelines. They say that they do not understand the market or do not know a safe way to buy crypto assets.
However, the lack of information does not prevent all potential investors from buying cryptocurrencies. Of the 14% of respondents who have already bought cryptocurrencies, 13% say that they had not had previous experience and 23% consider themselves novices.
The survey found that cryptocurrencies are most popular in London, where 30% of the respondents have already purchased them. The part of the UK with the least knowledge of cryptocurrency is Wales, where this figure fell to 9%. Cryptocurrencies have gained legitimacy in the UK, where a growing number of people would choose to invest at least GBP 100 in them. However, the most surprising thing is that 19% of the respondents would rather invest in real estate.
Bitmain Claims that CEO’s Departure Will Not Affect Sales of Bitcoin Mining Equipment
Bitmain announced that they will resume normal business operations following the departure of former CEO and President Jihan Wu from the company. The manufacturer of Bitcoin (BTC) mining equipment said that they had to stop sales. The internal power struggle at the Beijing-based hardware company was the reason for that.
The two Bitmain co-founders, Micree Zhan and Jihan Wu sought to remove each other from the leadership of the company. That led Zhan to temporarily prevent a subsidiary from shipping equipment to their customers. After buying USD 600 million in shares from Zhan and other shareholders, Jihan Wu amicably left the company. The team behind Bitmain’s flagship product, Antminer, told their customers to wait for a return to normality.
By Willmen Blanco
