Tonga is now accepting Bitcoin donations amid tsunami

[wtsimis]

Tonga is now accepting Bitcoin donations to help with relief as the country faces a tsunami. As many of us know that on Friday, Tonga experienced a huge volcanic eruption. More explosions happened after the first, departing the citizens of Tongatapu (the main island of Tonga) to face down a tsunami. Tsunami waves are about 4 feet high, covering streets and properties, people are now running to higher lands.
Lord Fusitu’a(Parliament House of Tonga) reported with a Bitcoin address, where people can donate to help the relief processes.

BTC Address: bc1qmn6ddugyj853vgmcvljs5te6rl9teuhz6t5cun
Blockchain Explorer: https://www.blockchain.com/btc/address/bc1qmn6ddugyj853vgmcvljs5te6rl9teuhz6t5cun

https://twitter.com/LordFusitua/status/1482712419507998721?s=20


Note: It's not any donation post, It's just news to remainder that a Parliament opens an address to receive funds for donations. Resource: https://cointelegraph.com/news/tonga-accepts-bitcoin-donations-amid-tsunami-onslaught

[Upgrade00]

I will advice that you should not promote posts from unverified handles on social media as there are huge chances that it could be a scam, also you should post it along with the link to the original tweet as screenshots can also be edited.

[NeuroticFish]

I won't say that's legit or not, but I can tell that the capture comes from this tweet: https://twitter.com/onair_blair/status/1482681573333999617
Maybe somebody can check whether it's OK or hacked/impersonated.

(Also, wasn't twitter blocking bitcoin addresses in tweets? When did that change?)

[24Kt]

I will advice that you should not promote posts from unverified handles on social media as there are huge chances that it could be a scam, also you should post it along with the link to the original tweet as screenshots can also be edited.

This is what I was thinking when I read the post. We don't know the legitimacy of the account. If he is giving an official link of the Tonga site, for donations, that would be more believable. So if you want to donate, verify the address first or search the charitable organizations that are really doing this job.

@OP, would be better to post Tonga official site links and their donation's address. I don't know if you verify the posted address here.

[wtsimis]

I will advice that you should not promote posts from unverified handles on social media as there are huge chances that it could be a scam, also you should post it along with the link to the original tweet as screenshots can also be edited.

I won't say that's legit or not, but I can tell that the capture comes from this tweet: https://twitter.com/onair_blair/status/1482681573333999617 Maybe somebody can check whether it's OK or hacked/impersonated.

Updated with the resource. The screenshot was contain a reply from Lord Fusitu'a. However, the resource has all information and I also drop the link of the Twitter reply. Thanks for catching up on the errors, because of it relates to donation

(Also, wasn't twitter blocking bitcoin addresses in tweets? When did that change?)

Maybe, it's a verified account. Twitter may give some special features for being a parliament's account.

[franky1]

strange thing is:

tonga's internet line is disconnected, they have no internet for 2 weeks

[SmokerFace]

In the world of bitcoins, it's hard to believe someone as people use this platform to trap people and scam them. You should always post the source link, but the profile looks verified, so it seems that the news is accurate and not fake. Anyways if the information is trustworthy, it's another step for the growth of bitcoins.
More people may know about it and take an interest, resulting in a bitcoin increase. Still, on the other side, I've little doubt, as far as I know, Twitter never allowed anyone to post a bitcoin address plus, why did he choose Twitter no other social media ?. Can he use the official website of Tonga?

[CryptocurencyKing]

strange thing is:

tonga's internet line is disconnected, they have no internet for 2 weeks

Interesting! With that being the case, how then could they be so active on twitter amid a company scouting for some resource to tackle a forthcoming disaster. I think the right thing would have been having all there media's working and being down for 2weeks raise a red flag.

Besides, the responses and comments on the tweet has not been very encourage able so far for a verified twitter handle. It's been 24 hours already and so far, just a handful of comments, retweets and likes. It's too poor and suspicious to be the same people, trying to make things look legit. I can't say though.

[Slow death]

strange thing is:

tonga's internet line is disconnected, they have no internet for 2 weeks

 

man this is very strange, today I saw this:

cointelegraph.com

Tonga accepts Bitcoin donations amid tsunami onslaught

what's happening? Could it be that these guys from cointelegraph.com believed and published a lie?

[franky1]

all im saying is tonga has no internet. so anyone actually in tonga wont get any bitcoin for 2 weeks.
im guessing the ex-member of parliament is not actually in tonga, if he is able to tweet and get crypto.

if the scenario was say
US. new orleans had a tsunami, and there was no road access for 2 weeks. and an ex-congressman of N'O' was accepting donations of bottled water.. i too would respond, "but no one can get bottled water into N'O' for two weeks, and it appears the ex-congressman is no where near N'O'"

..
its the little details that amuse me.
while pleading for donations. the ex-member of parliament then goes on a new business plan advert about the country spending masses of money on power stations for crypto industry..
..usually at a time of disaster the first topic to discuss is how to get power, water, utilities and shelters fixed.
.. usually if someone has a communication method in and out of a disaster zone, they would report more about the disaster

im not saying the donations are a lie.
its just a bit of an oddity/amusement to the whole narrative going along side the donation plea.

he seems to have the ability to retweet all the donation stuff and crypto projects of the future. but seems a little lacking on tweeting any important messages of whats actually happening in tonga

[NotATether]

So it seems that Twitter's BTC address shadow-ban is done for good, then.

I will advice that you should not promote posts from unverified handles on social media as there are huge chances that it could be a scam, also you should post it along with the link to the original tweet as screenshots can also be edited.

That tweet is from a verified handle.

However, you can probably expect various low-life "scummers" to impersonate the Tonga government and give users a fake BTC address for donating towards getting them Gucci's or something. You won't believe how many of them are actually broke  

man this is very strange, today I saw this:

cointelegraph.com

Tonga accepts Bitcoin donations amid tsunami onslaught

what's happening? Could it be that these guys from cointelegraph.com believed and published a lie?

If they did, it wouldn't be the first time for them (more like 100th time by now).

[peter0425]

I will advice that you should not promote posts from unverified handles on social media as there are huge chances that it could be a scam, also you should post it along with the link to the original tweet as screenshots can also be edited.

Supporting this , as I am considering sending small amount as donation for the victims but since this is not a verified wallet I'm afraid that i will consider this for now.

Maybe I will wait for a verified wallet address so i can directly send my donation since I am far from that country but I know how they are suffering now from that Tsunami .

strange thing is:

tonga's internet line is disconnected, they have no internet for 2 weeks

This is another Point to consider .

[batang_bitcoin]

I've checked the official Twitter account of Fusitu'a and he retweets those people that have donated them. He also posted about a scammer posing as him.
The address has already received around 0.026 BTC or an estimated $11k. I understand that it could potentially be hacked by someone just like what happened with those verified handles that have asked for investment and return and used those Twitter accounts of Trump and the other celebs.

[cabron]

Link if the Twitter account looks verified but we are not sure if it's not hacked and someone just posted thier own BTC address. If there is no Internet access on the island then there is no way they can cash out the donations.

The tsunami must have wiped the agricultural crops on the island. It's times like this that a country unit probably decides to fix their internet and really get into BTC as legal tender.

[yazher]

I've checked the official Twitter account of Fusitu'a and he retweets those people that have donated them. He also posted about a scammer posing as him.
The address has already received around 0.026 BTC or an estimated $11k. I understand that it could potentially be hacked by someone just like what happened with those verified handles that have asked for investment and return and used those Twitter accounts of Trump and the other celebs.

That's lots of money right there, let's just hope that it will reach the victims somehow and woe to the scammers if still, they take advantage of the horrifying event to steal money from the donators. When it comes to Twitter posts and it says about bitcoins, there is a high tendency that it's not from the actual person itself. It's best to donate to the known foundations if we want to help them because there are lots of doubts when it comes to tweets nowadays.

[riso2015]

The tsunami in Tonga caused the internet and telephones to die. Until now, Tonga has not reached cellphone and internet signals after the tsunami, maybe not all places are like that, maybe there is also a point where the internet is still alive and the electricity is still on, but the question is whether the government is right Tonga accepts bitcoin assistance, because I myself have tried to find out about all of it, but no one has given a definite answer, in fact almost all the media that I read do not touch about accepting bitcoin assistance..

[Reatim]

I've checked the official Twitter account of Fusitu'a and he retweets those people that have donated them. He also posted about a scammer posing as him.
The address has already received around 0.026 BTC or an estimated $11k. I understand that it could potentially be hacked by someone just like what happened with those verified handles that have asked for investment and return and used those Twitter accounts of Trump and the other celebs.

so meaning the post is legit and the wallet is literally from the government?


This is a good way of luring donator because Tonga is really in a verge of hardness now and they need all ways on how they can earn help from all part of the world

and this is what the trend now, know your receiver and you will be safe and hoping they will gather enough help from the worldwide community and msot specially bitcoin users.

[franky1]

right now, tonga needs physical support, via boats with supplies.
tonga wont get any bitcoin for weeks. especially with the ex-MP being in New Zealand, not tonga

i hope the ex-MP cashes out daily and pays to rent some boats with supplies onboard to get from NZ to tonga to actually help.

what i have seen though is the ex-MP has been online to retweet donations with thanks. to also then tweet that he enjoys AI, blockchains.. and to also tweet that after the tsunami he was visiting a NFT project..
(weird priorities to have right now)

but it would have been great to see him ask for any NZ or other nearer island boatsman, if they can volunteer their time and boat fuel to get to tonga and actually help

[arwin100]

I've checked the official Twitter account of Fusitu'a and he retweets those people that have donated them. He also posted about a scammer posing as him.
The address has already received around 0.026 BTC or an estimated $11k. I understand that it could potentially be hacked by someone just like what happened with those verified handles that have asked for investment and return and used those Twitter accounts of Trump and the other celebs.

so meaning the post is legit and the wallet is literally from the government?


This is a good way of luring donator because Tonga is really in a verge of hardness now and they need all ways on how they can earn help from all part of the world

and this is what the trend now, know your receiver and you will be safe and hoping they will gather enough help from the worldwide community and msot specially bitcoin users.

This is the faster way to collect funds knowing they can collect money from donators around the world for announcing this on their channels, Hopefully the funds collected will be used correctly according on what they stated since this one could be exploit if the receiver of the funds is a corrupt official so hopefully by using bitcoin they can get good response as well bitcoin will get a good impression towards people who doesn't know about it.

[lalabotax]

Tonga is now accepting Bitcoin donations to help with relief as the country faces a tsunami.

This statement must be corrected. This donation isn't made by the government of Tonga, but it is created by Lord Fusitu'a. So, Tonga isn't accepting Bitcoin for Donation, but Lord Fusitu'a (@LordFusitua) accepts Bitcoin donations to deliver for tsunami disasters in Tonga.

BTC Address: bc1qmn6ddugyj853vgmcvljs5te6rl9teuhz6t5cun
Note: It's not any donation post, It's just news to remainder that a Parliament opens an address to receive funds for donations.

If you think this is not a donation post, why do you write the BTC address on your thread?
Just share the information with your own explanation without enclosing the detail like BTC address.