Η Unicef (United Nations Children's Fund), ή αλλιώς το Ταμείο για τα children of the United Nations, is asking for the help of gamers everywhere to help the children of Syria.
The Syrian civil war has raged for nearly seven years and killed tens of millions of people. The survivors of the violent conflict and especially the children, either remained in their country displaced and helpless or left to become refugees. With the basic ones services of the country have collapsed, the survivors need the support of the international community just to survive.
The United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) believes that gamers around the world can help by collecting digital coins.
On February 2, the head of the humanitarian aid program launched the Game Chaingers -μια πρωτοβουλία συγκέντρωσης χρημάτων που έχει ως στόχο να χρησιμοποιήσει την blockchain τεχνολογία για να συγκεντρώσει τα χρήματα για τα παιδιά της Συρίας. Το σχέδιο είναι απλό. Η UNICEF καλεί τους gamers να συνδέσουν τις κάρτες γραφικών τους στην blockchain για να αρχίσουν την εξόρυξη (mining) collecting Ethereum, for charity.
To create new digital currencies through the process known as "mining", users dedicate their computers to doing complex math in order to trade their service for a cryptocurrency. The powerful graphics cards that players use to run the latest games satisfactorily are well suited to perform these tasks.
The Game Chaingers initiative is the result partnership between UNICEF and the French Advertising Agency BETC.
Players who want to participate should go to his website Game Chaingers, install the Claymore mining program, and let their graphics card do the work. Their machines will contribute to the existing one Ethermine mining, and payments will be made to UNICEF. Like any good video game, Game Chaingers will track player stats. According to UNICEF, so far 513 miners have raised over €1.400, and users with name 'ANTONYMOUS' is at the top of the charts having done the most work.
Users of course can also make direct donations to Unicef in cash or cryptocurrency, instead of spending electricity on cryptocurrency production. Game Chaingers is part of a broader trend of charities and nonprofits using blockchain technology to help people.
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