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title: "This promotion was financed by Project Coral Reef, a crowdfunding…"
date: 2017-12-05
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# This promotion was financed by Project Coral Reef, a crowdfunding…

*December 5, 2017 · Facebook*

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[https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurashin/2017/12/05/cryptocurrency-monero-to-be-accepted-by-45-musicians-such-as-mariah-carey-g-eazy-sia-for-holidays/#39ac412d7885](https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurashin/2017/12/05/cryptocurrency-monero-to-be-accepted-by-45-musicians-such-as-mariah-carey-g-eazy-sia-for-holidays/#39ac412d7885){target="_blank"}
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This promotion was financed by Project Coral Reef, a crowdfunding campaign to help seed adoption of Monero:\
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[https://www.reddit.com/r/Monero/comments/7hore1/project_coral_reef_furthering_mainstream_adoption/?st=jatz6bbf&sh=ec0862e9](https://www.reddit.com/r/Monero/comments/7hore1/project_coral_reef_furthering_mainstream_adoption/?st=jatz6bbf&sh=ec0862e9){target="_blank"}\
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\"In that vein, Monero announces that 45 musicians, plus five other online stores, will be accepting the privacy coin this holiday season and offering discounts to those paying in the cryptocurrency.\
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The full list covers a wide range of artists, from Weezer to G-Eazy, from Slayer to the B-52s, from Dolly Parton to Morrissey.\
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Other big name artists include Backstreet Boys, Dixie Chicks, Kaskade, Lana Del Rey, Lumineers, Marilyn Manson, Motley Crue and Sia. A complete list can be found here.\
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Monero is currently the ninth largest cryptocurrency, with a market capitalization of \$3.5 billion; it has a price of \$226.\"\
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[https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurashin/2017/12/05/cryptocurrency-monero-to-be-accepted-by-45-musicians-such-as-mariah-carey-g-eazy-sia-for-holidays/#39ac412d7885](https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurashin/2017/12/05/cryptocurrency-monero-to-be-accepted-by-45-musicians-such-as-mariah-carey-g-eazy-sia-for-holidays/#39ac412d7885){target="_blank"}
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