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Lightning Torch Reaches Final Destination, Over 0.4 BTC Donated to Humanitarian Aid

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By Adrian Zmudzinski Charity-focused organization Bitcoin Venezuela tweeted on April 10 that the so-called Lightning Torch had reached its final destination, with all accumulated Bitcoin ( BTC ) donated to the group. By the time it got to the organization, the Lightning Torch had grown to exactly 0.4108021 BTC, which is currently equivalent to over $2,000. The Torch is an experiment first initiated by anonymous Twitter user Hodlnaut . The Lightning Torch is passed by sending the same BTC from user to user adding a little every time via the scalability solution, Lightning Network (LN). Bitcoin Venezuela is reportedly responsible for the humanitarian initiative “Bitcoin for Venezuela,” recently reporting it had given away meals to people in the country during a power outage. The organization also seemingly partnered with the donation-funded Locha Mesh Network development initiative . The project aims to develop cheap and open source do-it-yourself device...