Fans of privacy-oriented cryptocurrency Dash are sponsoring a road trip across the U.S. by Max Keiser and Stephen Baldwin. The celebrity pair will produce a 16-episode reality show to record their journey.<\/p>\n
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The Dash network raised $500,000 worth of donations to sponsor Keiser\u2019s show \u201cThe GAP: Great American Pilgrimage\u201d, which will air on the RT network worldwide.<\/p>\n
It should be a great promotional opportunity for the coin \u2014 RT claims to have hundreds of millions of subscribers worldwide, and reaches a predominantly younger audience.<\/p>\n
Dash forum member Mark Mason announced a formal proposal (submitted by Jeff Smith) to sponsor the show in August. \u201cWith the recent price rise in Dash increasing the available treasury budget. It feels now would be the optimal time to pursue this,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
For its money, the Dash community gets branding wrap on Keiser and Baldwin\u2019s RV, and the hosts will wear branded merchandise. They will mention Dash on the episodes, possibly interview a Core developer, and plug the cryptocurrency on other media appearances and publicity material.<\/p>\n
The \u201cGAP\u201d program itself isn\u2019t explicitly about cryptocurrencies, but will likely contain economic themes. Keiser has also promised to \u201cpreach cryptocurrencies\u201d along the way.<\/p>\n
He and Baldwin plan to travel across the United States in a bus, stopping in ordinary towns to \u201cask everyday Americans: what do you think America\u2019s about?\u201d<\/p>\n
Keiser Likes Dash Structure, Got Turned Down by Monero<\/p>\n
Dash logoKeiser reportedly said he was approached by several blockchain-related projects to sponsor the show. He eventually chose Dash, he said, due to its enthusiastic community. He also liked the \u201cMasternode\u201d mining reward\/voting model that allows the decentralized network to also make decisions like a large corporation.<\/p>\n
In fact, he first offered a sponsorship deal to Riccardo Spagni (a.k.a. \u201cFluffyPony\u201d), project leader of rival coin Monero, during a TV interview. However the ever non-commercial Spagni wasn\u2019t interested.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s an open source project, we have no money,\u201d he replied, as Keiser appeared flabbergasted.<\/p>\n
About Keiser and Baldwin<\/p>\n
Keiser is an economic iconoclast and entrepreneur who has hosted his show \u201cThe Keiser Report\u201d on RT since 2009. He has also been associated with a number of cryptocurrency projects, most famously \u201cMaxcoin\u201d and the ill-fated Startcoin.<\/p>\n
Stephen Baldwin
\nBaldwin is a Hollywood actor most famous for his 80s and 90s movies like The Usual Suspects, Threesome and Bio-Dome. He is the youngest of the four \u201cBaldwin brothers\u201d, all of whom are actors.<\/p>\n
In July, Baldwin appeared on FOX business show \u201cVarney & Co.\u201d to talk about his interest in Bitcoin, and friendship with Keiser. He referred to cryptocurrencies as \u201ckinda like stocks\u2026 a little bit,\u201d and \u201ca great way to make money from home\u201d.<\/p>\n
In that interview, he also added the Great American Pilgrimage show would \u201cmost likely be funded by one of these Bitcoin companies\u201d.<\/p>\n
In the end, it wasn\u2019t a Bitcoin company but Dash itself that won out. Other communities will likely be interested to see what the exposure brings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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