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A hill of BeanCoins gives New Orleans bars new hope Not another cryptocurrency but a crowdfunded collective helping the city’s watering holes stay afloat during the lean times of the pandemic 14 February 2021 - 07:53 Shannon Sims Devin De Wulf, leader of the Krewe of Red Beans, with BeanCoin posters in New Orleans, Louisiana, US, on February 11 2021. Picture: BLOOMBERG/BRYAN TARNOWSKI
Houston New Orleans drinking holes are facing financial disaster as city leaders shut them down for Mardi Gras their busiest time of the year but a home-grown currency is offering a lifeline.
A local group called the Krewe of Red Beans launched a crowdfunded “currency” programme this week that’ll funnel cash to bars so they can stay afloat amid the city-wide shutdown. The cash-fronting mechanism is cheekily named BeanCoin but it’s not a cryptocurrency, since it’s not a digital currency and its value doesn’t fluctuate.
Mardi Gras parades were cancelled in New Orleans for the first time in more than 40 years.
But New Orleans residents have found a creative solution: turn their houses themselves into floats.
The drive to create “house floats” is supporting a community of local artists who lost their jobs.
Mardi Gras looks different for New Orleans residents this year.
Back in November, Mayor LaToya Cantrell announced the cancellation of festivities. The city made a point to note that while Mardi Gras itself can’t be cancelled, the city won’t be able to “celebrate the holiday this year as we have in the past.”
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