THE National has seen “massive uptake” on our offer of 1000 Scotcoin to subscribers – and there’s still time to claim yours.
Last week, we revealed that The Scotcoin Project, a community interest company (CIC), would give the cryptocurrency out to members of our subscriber family.
If you are not a subscriber but would like to sign up and claim your 1000 Scotcoin, anyone taking out a subscription before 11:59pm on November 17 will also be eligible.
Our subscription offers can also be seen at thenational.scot/subscribe online – and include a £2 for two months offer.
Existing subscribers will receive an email about how to claim their 1k before then – and anyone with issues should get in touch with stewart.ward@thenational.scot by email.
Please allow for a little extra time for the 1000 Scotcoin to come through – as demand has been so high.
The vision behind Scotcoin is “to help facilitate a better Scotland using digital currency as the fuel to help deliver lasting change”. It is a member of both Fintech Scotland and CryptoUK.
The Scotcoin Project’s director Temple Melville said the uptake had been “massive” and that its team were “delighted”.
The Scotcoin cryptocurrency is to get its public listing early next year, but is already being used to support groups such as Social Bite and Emmaus.
Melville said: “Scotcoin is an ethical digital currency, fully focused on supporting good causes that address social and environmental challenges; it directly helps the ‘citizen-in-need’ and demonstrates that innovations like ‘crypto’ currencies can be a force for good.
“This is a ground-up project, where everyone can make a difference. Scotcoin is a great Scottish brand, currency and force for good. A fair Scotland where no-one gets left behind – that’s our ambition!”
Scotcoin was previously used to purchase clothes destined for incineration, sparing the environmental impact, and they were then delivered to homeless charity Emmaus.
National editor Callum Baird said: “We thought our readers would be interested in this project – and they really have been.
“Our paper is always interested in people trying to make a better Scotland.
“We’ll be digging into some case studies of Scotcoin’s use soon too.”
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Callum Baird, Editor of The National
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