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Thanks to BadBear, I hope he moved this thread to the appropriate section.
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Meanwhile, I just received a PM from Rassah and a Bitcoin vanity address has been hashed: 1THRF26KAsDDLh1JyWB5Hbm5mYgN6LwZt. I do not have access to the private key of this address. Currently, only Rassah does, and should be providing a copy to Roger Ver via a secure channel in the very near future.
I confirm I have a copy of the private key. I'll keep it nice and safe. Roger Ver Thank you so kindly, Roger, for doing such, and I'll take your post as approval, of sorts, speaking on behalf of The Bitcoin Foundation that this endeavor has their blessing for, if that wasn't the case, you would have expressed such in no uncertain terms. I believe that up to and including the time funds are entirely in The Bitcoin Foundation's control, they're in better position to make sure Bitcoin proper receives the utmost exposure via press releases, et al. A voice much larger than mine is needed if we are to see this grandiose plan come to fruition. The following shows that I have made the first donation to this cause and have tagged the address: https://blockchain.info/tx/15ebcb7b3b43cc98e00d7ae50867c1493cbcf10c58d208ff865b79c247d7c1aa1THRF26KAsDDLh1JyWB5Hbm5mYgN6LwZt (Typhoon Haiyan Relief Fund ) - (Unspent) $ 100.00 What's paramount now, besides garnering more donations, is tightening up the official website, for as of now it looks like a peace of shit. ~TMI BTCITW |
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What exactly is meant when only "secular" charities are considered?
The Salvation Army is clearly a Christian Protestant organization, but obviously, the vast majority of their work would please any secular Humanist. I mean - they don't just go somewhere like Haiti during a disaster, drop off a hundred-thousand Bibles and say "Godspeed!" There is some unfortunate homophobic sentiment within their structure, and other iffy history, but the organization has been affirmed by governments as "secular enough."
Would the Salvation Army be rejected as a charity for BTC100?
To answer your last question, probably not. The caveat is mainly in place to make sure endowments are not allocated to NPOs that are clearly attached to a particular religious organization. For an example, there may be a Baptist Church in Atlanta that has a separate 501(c)3 set up to garner donations for some cause of which does a phenomenal job with their non-profit. In that case, it would not qualify. Realistically, there are thousands of such caused set up by churches, mostly at the local level, and it's these that we opt to not include for consideration. I hope I addressed your question/concern to your liking, but if not, please let me know, and thanks for the opportunity to letting us do such, Kluge. ~TMI BTCITW |
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$0.11
 I can't believe that Garr bidded 11X the last bid so that he can win this wonderful prize. Well played! Please submit the winning dollar amount to 1M72Sfpbz1BPpXFHz9m3CdqATR44Jvaydd, whereupon I'll release the valuable AdWord code to you, Garr. And, thanks to all for playing. ~TMI BTCITW |
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Correction: That is not the Rotary Club I am talking about. I am talking about a specific club. Many are in Alabang. Only one is the Rotary Club of Ayala Alabang. These kinds of orgs that do the most tend not to have real websites. The one I'm referring to is listed here: http://www.3830rotary2008.org/clubs.htm#alamunThe listed President is Rafael 'Raffy' P. Villanueva, who I know personally. I think they are referred to as The Rotary Club of Alabang (nothing extra added). But most of the members are residents of Ayala Alabang Village, one of the wealthiest subdivisions in the country. So they personally do not need any money, but they joined together to form this particular service club. Goin' to fix it momentarily, Dabs. Meanwhile, I just received a PM from Rassah and a Bitcoin vanity address has been hashed: 1THRF26KAsDDLh1JyWB5Hbm5mYgN6LwZt. I do not have access to the private key of this address. Currently, only Rassah does, and should be providing a copy to Roger Ver via a secure channel in the very near future. I'll add said address to the OP of this thread, as well as adding it to the Reddit thread: http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1qivdl/typhoon_haiyan_relief_fund/The official site is live, albeit still tweaking the premium WP theme and adding content: http://typhoonhaiyanrelieffund.org/ The end result won't be too fancy, but we (read bitcoiners) don't want it too lame either. The Whois vitals affiliated with the domain(s) are factual, opting to not go the privacy/anonymity route. ~TMI BTCITW |
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ok every CALM DOWN and take away the sniffing glue away from your noses
its seems 99% of people are reading "opinions" of what coinvalidation is about, and not reading the fact that it is just the writers opinion as oppose to the facts given directly from coinvalidation. this is known as chinese whispers.
so here goes, please remove tin foil hats and anything producing hallucinatory fumes... read twice and take regular breathes of fresh air to ensure the information is absorbed...
coinvalidation HAVE NOT personally talked much about what their system is, anyone trying to describe it as the abolishment of anonymity are totally wrong.
coinvalidation is a company (not the government) but a business advice company offering bitcoin businesses information on how to PROPERLY comply with AML/KYC in regards to sections of their business involving FIAT.
EG Exchanges
EG companies that convert BTC into FIAT for wages/stock/profit (tax purposes)
coinvalidation is NOT requiring identification of all bitcoin users. only the users that want to withdraw FIAT from legitimate exchanges above the AMLKYC thresholds.
coinvalidation is NOT about red flagging addresses with silk road taint.
now take 3 breathes of fresh air... relax... and now go back to your tinfoil hat conspiracy theories and glue sniffing activities about a new topic.
Did Kashmir Hill fabricate the quotes in her article? Here's a quote (second paragraph): It’s a tracking system for Bitcoin ownership that would theoretically weed out ‘bad actors’ – like the Dread Pirate Roberts – from the legitimate Bitcoin business world. Their plan is to compile a database of the known identities associated with Bitcoin addresses in the hope that Coin Validation will become the one-stop-identity shop for law enforcement when trying to find out who’s doing something nefarious with Bitcoin, while providing a red-flag system for businesses who have customers trying to use Bitcoin that’s associated with illicit use.
“Essentially, we’ve been working with regulators for a structured approach for Bitcoin customers to be compliant,” says Waters. “We set up an API to work with their systems and we supply reporting tools they need for their databases. Which bitcoin addresses belong to a person? That’s the problem we’re solving.” |
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Migrated from the second post of this thread to depict what we have to date. Please offer up your suggestions (with links) so that I can add them to the list. List of NPOs suggested by bitcoiners for consideration of the $1M USD endowment via bitcoin donations: |
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Not sure  , but maybe this is where genjix gets his dresses: http://hanleymellon.com/I'm on the fence with this one, albeit leaning toward, "Mongo no like!" |
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Don't forget ......... CAPITAL GAINS !!!!!!!!!!!!!! If a dude is holding 350 bitcoins and makes $350,000 ...... Some such dudes are going to have to give $100,000 of it to the government "just because" .... Maybe the correct question is, how many people are applying for citizenship in Germany right now?  One could claim that they sold at a lost, and offer up Hitler videos as proof. And, if it goes to trial... Judge: Court will take a 30 minute recess, for I just pissed my robe. |
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Looks like someone has a case of the munchies.  |
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Tony's in the hot seat! Tony's in the hot seat! Tony's in the hot seat! And we thought Gavin had it bad when he addressed the CIA, et al. a couple years back. I wonder if it'll be filmed. |
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it's 100% likely they split up their purchases into several addresses. for security and anonymity reasons. Anonymity, I understand, but for security? Is it possible that the twins did such due to security concerns, whereas seasoned bitcoiners maintaining mega-funds opted to put all their eggs in one basket? Interesting, to say the least. ~TMI BTCITW |
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Before I address the recent posts, I want to state that I've redacted the original Bitcoin wallet address since we can expect a dedicated wallet hashed by that atheist  Rassah shortly. Zero bitcoins were donated to it while it was available. Damn. And here I thought I could have the evening off  ( will have to install and compile the vanity generating program on my linux miner when I get home) And don't scratch your coffee table while you're doing it.  |
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I'll add these to the second post, including what Dab's has suggested, in a couple hours or so, for I'm pressing for time and have to meet a client interested in Barn Wood. Here's what Google has suggested: http://www.google.org/crisisresponse/2013-yolanda.htmlThanks for the input, windtilt. ~TMI BTCITW |
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And I really don't find Rassah to be all that trustworthy in an endeavor such as this. Atheists typically don't do this sort of work (it's more often Christians who are unselfish), so I have to admit it's a strange choice for me to be sure.
That's a joke, right? Personally, I'm really skeptical about this (give it a probability of 20%). Also, now that I know what this fund is for and how much it may hold, I'll have to create this vanity address on something other than Windows. Plus, do we really need a vanity address? Where is Pinkie Pie when she's needed?  20%? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJNpxvdqd_oWe don't really need a vanity address, but any tiny edge could go a long way, especially when seen in press releases. ~TMI BTCITW |
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Well, if you want to ensure that 90% of your funds do not go to the Philippines, then donate to the Red Cross.
And I really don't find Rassah to be all that trustworthy in an endeavor such as this. Atheists typically don't do this sort of work (it's more often Christians who are unselfish), so I have to admit it's a strange choice for me to be sure.
You made me laugh. Religion haven't got anything to do with selfishness. Just because the religions have a loud propaganda it doesn't mean they operate that way or that normal people are selfish. I support this initiative. Please take the religious views to another thread and keep this one on topic. Thank you, doof. FWIW,... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FreethoughtFreethought is a philosophical viewpoint that holds opinions should be formed on the basis of logic, reason, and empiricism, rather than authority, tradition, or other dogmas. The cognitive application of freethought is known as "freethinking", and practitioners of freethought are known as "freethinkers". We all have different belief systems, and that shouldn't enter into the equation as to whom does what, or to where the endowment goes, albeit any religious organization is probably outta the question. That said, there are Baptist who wouldn't donate to any Catholic causes, and versǽ visa. To echo doof's post, we can take any religious concerns pertaining to this endeavor to another thread of which any member is welcome to open. This is not meant to diss ANY fellow Bitcoiner who has any concerns on this delicate issue. ~TMI BTCITW |
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Donate to World Food Programme, ultimately the best course of action is to physically volunteer over there, if you can.
I'll use Post #2 of this thread to list the various NPOs suggested so that they can be all viewed in one place. Thank you kindly, LiLeilei, for your input. ~TMI BTCITW |
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Before I address the recent posts, I want to state that I've redacted the original Bitcoin wallet address since we can expect a dedicated wallet hashed by that atheist Rassah shortly. Zero bitcoins were donated to it while it was available. ~TMI BTCITW |
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Sure, when price goes up rapidly it is a high risk for them. Transaction takes 3 days, and I guess price and their bitcoin reserves may change significantly during this time. It is highly probable that they will not be able to fulfill your order in this case. I guess, they prefer not to risk under this circumstances.
The situation you describe is a prop trading house. a broker does not have that risk because he takes your order and executes it immediately and either takes a commission or makes money on a spread basis. As I understand, they don't have your money. They need to transfer you money from your bank first then they give you bitcoins. But the price is set when you place a buy order, not when your money is transferred to their bank. I don't know why they do it this way. Some people clam that that's exactly what Coinabul does. Not defending, nor elsewise, Coinbase, I think it's a good practice to have the rate set in stone oppose to having it fluctuate, up or down, during the settlement of funds process. |
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