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Online education site Khan Academy now accepts donations in bitcoin

The Khan Academy now supports donations in bitcoins, using Coinbase's merchant tools.

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The Khan Academy now supports donations in bitcoins. The news was announced last week on Coinbase's blog, as the non-profit educational website is using the US company's merchant tools to accept bitcoin payments.

The Khan Academy offers a large range of educational resources. There are videos and exercises for students. Lessons are hosted on YouTube and offered up on the Khan Academy website in formatted courses. There's even a course about bitcoin, among all the other courses in world history, physics, mathematics, etc. There are also tools for tutors to interact with students.

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According to Coinbase's blog post, you will earn a "special badge" on your profile page for making a donation to Khan Academy in bitcoin, in addition to the badges that students can earn for completing courses, etc.

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A bitcoin supporter told us: "It seemed only right that I should donate some BTC to Khan Academy for their excellent bitcoin tutorial videos. All I had to do was scan a QR code on the screen to send them a small donation of 0.05BTC. The donation process was smooth, and I was even awarded an 'I am Satoshi' badge for my trouble."

Darragh Browne of Blockspin commented: "This is great news as the Khan Academy is democratising education in the same way that bitcoin is democratising financial services. There is already a big tipping culture in the bitcoin community, so it's great to see the Khan Academy tapping into this. Hopefully, other non-profits will follow suit and adopt bitcoin as another revenue stream to receive appreciation for their work."

The Khan Academy was founded by Salman Khan. You can donate by following this link.

David Gilson

Tech journalist, Windows 8 user, quantum physics and Linux enthusiast.

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