The crowdfunding world is no stranger to bizarre and silly campaigns. And occasionally one goes viral, boosting its popularity far beyond the founder’s wildest dreams.
The cryptocurrency space is no exception. Sites like Bitcoin Starter and Potfunder have created platforms where users can offer new projects and those interested can contribute to their creation.
But one of the latest crowdfunding campaigns may be even more bizarre than the potato salad guy.
First Bitcoin Baby
Everyone wants to be the first something in the Bitcoin world. There’s the first multinational company to accept Bitcoin, the first airline to accept Bitcoin, the first cryptocurrency mining conference, and even the first play to be funded by Bitcoin.
But the first Bitcoin baby?
It’s a crowdfunding project started on Bitcoin Starter. If the parents raise their projected goal of 150 BTC, they will name their newborn daughter Satoshi Bitcoin.
“Bitcoin is the future”, the girl’s parents said on the Bitcoin Starter page, “and we hope that future generations will grow up and be able to experience and live in financial independence.”
What’s The Point?
Is this just a cheap attempt by the parents of the would-be Satoshi Bitcoin to cash in on Bitcoin’s popularity?
It could take off. After all, stranger things have happened. But the couple, whose nationality is unmentioned, may run into trouble depending on their nationality. A Swedish couple who tried naming their daughter “Metallica” ended up having to deal with government bureaucracy after officials objected to the name. And Germany, New Zealand, Japan, Denmark, Iceland, Norway, and China all have naming restrictions.
Is this the most unusual cryptocurrency-related crowdfunding program you’ve ever read about?
The First Bitcoin Baby?
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