The Grantcoin Foundation, a legally incorporated nonprofit organization, has decided to stop selling reserves of Grantcoin on exchanges and will instead pursue grant funding from philanthropists and charitable foundations to fund our activities. We will also begin seeking donations from people who wish to use Grantcoin as a convenient way to make micro-donations to charities […]
The Grantcoin Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of @SendGrantcoin, a web-based wallet app that enables anyone with a Twitter account to send and receive Grantcoin in tweets. The system is fully automated, not requiring any human activity to process transactions. “We’re excited to provide this service because it makes Grantcoin much more accessible […]
As the Greek financial crisis unfolds, the Grantcoin Foundation stands with the people of Greece against exploitation by the international banking system. To summarize the crisis, the European banks that provide the money supply to Greece in the form of loans have threatened to cut off funds unless the Greek government makes draconian cuts to […]
The Grantcoin Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of Dave Hamill as an Advisor for economics and activism. Dave is co-founder of the Coalition for Capital Homesteading, an association of organizations and individuals dedicated to empowering every person through equal access to the means to own productive capital. He is also a project manager […]
The Grantcoin Foundation has posted convenient online forms for users of Ripple Trade to deposit Grantcoin into their Ripple wallet or withdraw it to an external Grantcoin wallet on their desktop or smartphone. Most transfers between the Ripple platform and the Grantcoin blockchain will be processed in the same day they are initiated. As mentioned […]
The Grantcoin Foundation is pleased to announce the release of the first mobile wallet for Grantcoin. The software works on Android devices including smartphones and tablets. This QT wallet app for Android was developed by Grantcoin Foundation technology advisor and volunteer Troy Benjegerdes. Other members of the Grantcoin team have tested it on their own […]
After considering feedback both from skeptics and supporters of Grantcoin, the Grantcoin Foundation has decided to make some changes to confirm to the public our commitment to our charitable mission and to making Grantcoin an actively traded currency which can be spent for real goods and services. The changes being made are as follows: 1. […]
The Grantcoin Foundation has opened Grantcoin markets on the Ripple Trade online currency exchange, including 13 currency pairs. Grantcoin can now be traded directly for U.S. dollars, euros, Chinese yuan, Japanese yen, British pounds, Brazilian reals, Canadian dollars, South Korean won, Mexican pesos, South African rand, and Singapore dollars. Grantcoin also has established markets on […]
The three founders of Grantcoin, Eric Stetson, Brandon Venetta, and Jon Frechin, were interviewed on the popular cryptocurrency podcast Bitcoins and Gravy in an episode released today. This episode is entitled “Grantcoin is Here to Empower!” and lasts for over an hour of lively discussion. In this show, host John Barrett talks with the Grantcoin […]
The Grantcoin Foundation has released a revised version of the Grantcoin sales plan (.xlsx spreadsheet) with a detailed breakdown of planned sales on three exchanges and 13 currency trading pairs. Phase One of the plan calls for 200 million GRT, or 2% of the total Grantcoin currency reserve, to be sold on exchanges to raise […]
