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Title: 2013-03-14 Bitcoin tipper on Twitter
Post by: xcsler on March 15, 2013, 02:40:16 AM
This could be huge.
Exposing a whole lot of people to BTC and incentivizing wallet adoption.

http://www.thebitcointrader.com/2013/03/i-just-sent-barack-obama-02-bitcoins.html (http://www.thebitcointrader.com/2013/03/i-just-sent-barack-obama-02-bitcoins.html)


Title: Re: 2013-03-14 Bitcoin tipper on Twitter
Post by: HorseRider on March 15, 2013, 03:45:31 AM
Is it legal for Obama to accept this anonymous donation?


Title: Re: 2013-03-14 Bitcoin tipper on Twitter
Post by: Raoul Duke on March 15, 2013, 03:47:59 AM
Is it legal for Obama to accept this anonymous donation?

I don't know. Isn't Obama still a person who can receive personal donations?
I would think only party donations can't be anonymous.


Title: Re: 2013-03-14 Bitcoin tipper on Twitter
Post by: BTC Books on March 15, 2013, 05:37:11 AM
Is it legal for Obama to accept this anonymous donation?

I think it's illegal for him to accept anonymous campaign donations - or any money that might be construed as such.

But since he's unlikely to ever run for anything again, it's probably OK.

I think I'll twit some BTC to Neil deGrasse Tyson...


Title: Re: 2013-03-14 Bitcoin tipper on Twitter
Post by: FreeMoney on March 15, 2013, 06:44:47 AM
Is it legal for Obama to accept this anonymous donation?

I think it's illegal for him to accept anonymous campaign donations - or any money that might be construed as such.

But since he's unlikely to ever run for anything again, it's probably OK.

I think I'll twit some BTC to Neil deGrasse Tyson...

So he would be required by law to make a Bitcoin transaction returning them? Interesting for sure, lol.


Title: Re: 2013-03-14 Bitcoin tipper on Twitter
Post by: mccorvic on March 15, 2013, 05:17:16 PM
I think I'll twit some BTC to Neil deGrasse Tyson...

If I used twitter at all I'd so do this as well.  I <3 me some NdGT


Title: Re: 2013-03-14 Bitcoin tipper on Twitter
Post by: RodeoX on March 15, 2013, 05:40:22 PM
I think I'll give this a try this weekend. Who should I "tip" over the edge and into adoption?


Title: Re: 2013-03-14 Bitcoin tipper on Twitter
Post by: BlackBison on March 15, 2013, 05:44:36 PM
I also found this which looks similar:

http://www.pikapay.com/


Title: Re: 2013-03-14 Bitcoin tipper on Twitter
Post by: grondilu on March 15, 2013, 06:01:01 PM
Why on Earth would anyone give money to Obama?


Title: Re: 2013-03-14 Bitcoin tipper on Twitter
Post by: BTC Books on March 15, 2013, 08:52:02 PM
Why on Earth would anyone give money to Obama?

So anyone who looks at his twitter stream can see the BTC tip and maybe decide to check it out?

Yes.  I'm told his twitter stream has a few watchers...