By providing content creators with their own tip - bot, they remain in total control while securing a significantly higher level of privacy than previous
Bitcoin tip jars.
Coincollectr's light - indicator system is already enough for a functioning
Bitcoin tip jar or parking meter, but the further possibilities are huge.
Not exact matches
Bitcoin isn't the only venture that is going after the e-currency pie: we've written before about Flattr, the micropayment startup founded by The Pirate Bay co-founder Peter Sunde, which is trying to create a «
tip jar» - style payment system for content (the company recently launched a way to integrate payments with Twitter).
When fees are low, it makes sense to use
Bitcoin to pay for a cup of coffee, or to buy a song for $ 1, or to perform the digital equivalent of putting change in a
tip jar.