CharityStars is an online fundraising sale platform for the nonprofit sector that launched a series of auctions with prominent leaders in the Blockchain infinite.

The auctions which will be closed on Dec. 18, include meetings with Dr. Julian Hosp, co-founder and President of TenX, Ryan Taylor, CEO of Dash, Brock Pierce, chairman of the Bitcoin Foundation, Erik Voorhees, CEO of ShapeShift, and more.

"We believe that joining forces with such reputable leaders will not only draw deserved attention to the charities in need simply too highlight the staggering benefits that this emerging technology can bring to the nonprofit sector."

Francesco Nazari Fusetti, CEO of CharityStars

"As the use of cryptocurrencies and the adoption of Blockchain become more than mainstream, the early adopters of this engineering science have a great bargain of responsibility. At the forefront of this revolution the onus is on united states of america to raise awareness, not but of what the engineering tin reach but how nosotros must work together as a community to accomplish it."

Erik Voorhees, CEO of ShapeShift

Proceeds from auctions

All gain from these auctions will be donated to the Blockchain Education Network (BEN), an international nonprofit arrangement dedicated to forming a network of students; the Bancor Foundation, which promotes the evolution and adoption of the Bancor protocol; the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) the world largest organisation for nature conservation; Save the Children, an international non-governmental organization that promotes children's rights; and Unsung, an online community in the The states that seeks to solve hunger.

"While I ever cherish the opportunity to speak at length almost such a fascinating manufacture, the hazard to sit downward and do and then for a proficient cause is both exciting and inspiring. The apply cases of Blockchain are limitless merely the charity sector has always been an area in which Blockchain application is particularly benign, and I am thrilled to be a part of it."

Ryan Taylor, CEO of Dash

Payments in crypto

A few weeks ago, CharityStars announced the implementation of BTC and ETH payments on their website, in order to allow their users to bid with these two popular digital currencies, and an auction to come across Cristiano Ronaldo.

The auction winner paid $36,000 worth of Bitcoin to meet Ronaldo and gain were donated to the Forever Dream Foundation.

Aidcoin to launch an ICO

CharityStars plans to use the Blockchain to have a more transparent system to provide users a more straightforward process of the raised funds they receive.

Because of this, they created AidCoin - a project backed by CharityStars -  to implement Blockchain in the nonprofit earth.

To fund this projection CharityStars launched a pre-ICO through the Eidoo ICO Engine, raising eight,333 ETH.

AidCoin is an ERC20 token - based on the Ethereum Blockchain -  that will become a method of giving and paying service fees throughout the nonprofit ecosystem. The online donation market is $15 bln in the Usa alone.

Also, on January. xvi, AidCoin will launch its ICO with a cost of 1,000 Help = 1 ETH.