Fidelity Charitable Raises $22 Million in Bitcoin in 2017

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Bitcoin investors and users have now donated $22 million worth of the cryptocurrency to a charitable trust run by mutual fund giant Fidelity Investments so far in 2017.According to new figures released by the company, Fidelity Charitable saw donations worth $11 million through November, a figure that has doubled since the start of the month, Matt Nash, senior vice president of donor engagement at Fidelity Charitable, credited the uptick to the "giving season" as well as the tax advantages of the donations, stating:#fintech

https://www.coindesk.com/fidelitys-charity-arm-raises-22-million-bitcoin-2017/

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Great stuff! Such a pity that smaller charities in other country's have to continue to sacrifice in order to stay operational. Resteemed!

That's amazing! The power of bitcoin in our life. Everyone should accept bitcoin in their business. Matt Nash is a smart guy! What a great idea he had.

with bitcoin can we now send crypto directly? without intermediaries? maybe in the future?