Just recently news.Bitcoin.com reported on the development of a decentralized crowdfunding application powered by the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) network called Lighthouse.cash. The project was first initiated by Mike Hearn years ago, but Lighthouse was abandoned after he left the cryptocurrency community. This week the Lighthouse.cash project developers have officially launched the open source platform for multiple operating systems.
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Lighthouse.cash: Manage Your Own Crowdfunding Campaign Without Any Middle-Men
Typically when people crowdfund online they use services like Gofundme, Kickstarter, and Indiegogo. However, the problem with these crowdfunding outlets is that they are centralized, and they can be censored. So back in January of 2015 the Bitcoin developer Mike Hearn designed a BTC-powered application called Lighthouse, but dropped the project when he left due to scaling debate frustrations. Now an anonymous developer has resurrected the project from its ashes and this week the first version of Lighthouse.cash is available to the public.
Lighthouse.cash allows users to pledge to many different kinds of projects and users can also create their own funding page in a decentralized manner.
“Meet Lighthouse, a bitcoin-cash-powered app to create and manage your own crowdfunding campaign without any middle-men,” explains the Lighthouse development team.
Lighthouse provides a wallet and a way to build crowdfunding campaigns without relying on a trusted third party.
Lighthouse.cash users can choose between server assisted or fully decentralized settings.
The Open Source Project Repository Can be Found at Gitlab
The first release of the Lighthouse.cash platform is now available for Mac, Windows, and Linux operating systems. The anonymous developer is being helped by the Cryptonize.it and
