Yea, with a 0.001 BTC (~$1.42) minimum, this 100x100 pixel pilot could generate $14,200 if all pixels are colored and no pixels are contested. If it scales, in both pixels and interest, a decent amount of donations could be generated.
That said, cryptocurrency is much more niche than, say, an open-access canvas requiring only a Reddit account.
> I think it could be a great way to raise money for some kind of cause though.
I'd like to see some proof that the charity-runner isn't going to abscond with the money once it was done, either due to maliciousness, or even something like getting stressed out over success (like some Kickstarters have done.)
(And yeah, I know - it's not like it's a Bitcoin/blockchain only problem - but at least with "real" money, there's typically a system in place where you can at least start trying to get the money back.)
Another user suggested using Ethereum smart contracts for this. I'm not terribly familiar with Ethereum, but I wonder if the contract could be designed to automatically forward to a Charity-held wallet, or even the wallet of a reputable intermediary like Watsi.
I've done no research, I don't really know much about the whole... ledgersphere?
Seems like it just puts in a mechanism for changing the protocol without forking the chain, but I'm not sure why people couldn't continue running the old protocol, effectively forking it anyway (other than a "look, we all agreed to no forks, you're explicitly a dick if you fork it, not just someone with a disagreement" angle.)
That said, cryptocurrency is much more niche than, say, an open-access canvas requiring only a Reddit account.