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Kraken Donates $156,000 Worth Of Bitcoin To Collaberative Hackerspace Noisebridge

Ramsey Baker

Summary: Kraken, the cryptocurrency exchange, donated around 17.513 Bitcoin (BTC), which was equivalent to about $156,000 at the time of donation, to help keep the San Francisco-based hackerspace Noisebridge running. The donation came after Noisebridge advocate and attendee John Backus sent out a tweet asking for funds. According to Backus, an inspector found that Noisebridge’s sprinkler ...

Kraken, the cryptocurrency exchange, donated around 17.513 Bitcoin (BTC), which was equivalent to about $156,000 at the time of donation, to help keep the San Francisco-based hackerspace Noisebridge running.

The donation came after Noisebridge advocate and attendee John Backus sent out a tweet asking for funds. According to Backus, an inspector found that Noisebridge’s sprinkler system was not up to code. Noisebridge required $150,000 to fix the building’s sprinkler system.

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