GiveTrack, a project of the BitGive Foundation, uses blockchain technology to allow charity donors to trace their donations. The service allows donors to trace transactions in real time to see how funds are spent, ensure they reach their destination, and review the results generated from contributions. It will also help reward good actors, educate donors and avoid fraudulent activities. GiveTrack...
Home-rental and accommodations giant Airbnb has “acqui-hired” a number of engineers from the development team at ChangeCoin, the startup behind popular bitcoin micropayments service ChangeTip. An undisclosed number of employees at ChangeCoin, the company behind bitcoin tipping service ChangeTip, have been hired by home-rental startup Airbnb. The deal was first reported by Quartz, who cite four...
ChangeTip, a social media tipping service, has launched ChangeTip Wallet. a blockchain-powered, decentralized platform that provides a way to send and receive bitcoin online. ChangeTip Wallet combines the ease and convenience of ChangeTip with the ownership of private keys. ChangeTip, the flagship product of Silicon Valley, Calif.-based ChangeCoin, allows users to express appreciation and pay...
Utilizing the public API, ChangeTip has integrated its platform with SoundCloud, the popular music and podcasting platform which recently surpassed 10 million users after roughly seven years in business. SoundCloud is the go-to place for up-and-coming artists and podcasters. CCN's podcast, hosted by this journalist, utilizes the platform, which easily enables content creators to get their content...
ChangeTip, which enables micropayments over social media, has established a tip redirect feature to allow users to channel money to a charity of their choice. ChangeTip selected BitGive, a bitcoin charity, to benefit from its tip redirect feature. In announcing the feature, ChangeTip noted it has many users who, due to their social or employment status, wish to not receive tips for their work. As...
ChangeTip, a bitcoin micropayment startup, announced the release of a new feature: the One Time Tip Link. This new feature allows users to send bitcoins over email, chat messages, Skype, SMS/text. Users can log into their ChangeTip account, navigate to “One Time Tip” and there they can choose the amount of money they want to tip. A link will be created, and the first person to click on the link...
Shooter Jennings is the latest musician to utilize digital currency openly. He announced earlier this week on Twitter that he would be using the ChangeTip application to send out Bitcoin tips during ESPN’s Bitcoin Bowl in St. Petersburg, sponsored by BitPay. Jennings is a country music star specializing in an off-shoot genre called outlaw country. He’s quite prolific, having released ten studio...
Bitcoin tipping startup ChangeTip now allows customers to buy Bitcoin via ACH without waiting for days for a bank account to be linked to the transaction. The company charges a flat rate regardless of the transaction amount. To enable the payments ChangeTip has partnered with electronic solutions provider Knox Payments, a company that has a focus on speeding up the processing of funds through ACH...