Black Tech Street and SecondMuse Launch NFT Fundraiser to Build Black Tech Hub in Tulsa

Black Tech Street is auctioning a Non-Fungible Token (NFT) to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Greenwood Massacre. The company plans to use the proceeds from the auction as a fundraiser to build a Black technology hub in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

The auction will run through July 19th, 2021.

“We are minting a one-of-a-kind Centennial Coin NFT to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Greenwood Massacre and to raise funds to secure the next 100 years of innovation and success for Black entrepreneurs,” said Tyrance Billingsley II, the founder of Black Tech Street. 

Black Tech Street aims to facilitate $1 billion of investment in the Black Tulsa Economy over 10 years by facilitating entrepreneur support programming that will create a tightly knit, collaborative community of Black entrepreneurs and professionals.

“Building on the launch of Black Tech Street this month, we’re excited to launch the Centennial Coin in partnership with Blockchange. We want Tulsa to be ground zero for a movement and mindset shift that sees Black people everywhere embrace Tech as a means to build wealth and positively impact the world. This Coin is one avenue to kickstart that movement,” said SecondMuse Co-CEO Todd Khozein.

Blockchange is a social innovation fundraising platform that combines cryptocurrency, NFTs, and gamification, while leveraging tax policy, to create a self-sustaining charitable donation ecosystem.

The Centennial Coin will honor one of the founders of Black Wall Street, O.W. Gurley, while also representing the future of Black industry and innovation. Donors can bid on the NFT in an auction that opened on June 19, 2021, and will run for one month, closing on July 19th, 2021. 100% of the proceeds from the auction will go to Black Tech Street to fund programming.

“We call it regenerative fundraising for world-changing causes,” said Ron Guirguis, co-founder of Blockchange. “And we couldn’t imagine better partners than Black Tech Street and SecondMuse who are working to create intergenerational wealth for Black entrepreneurs in Tulsa and beyond.”

According to Billingsley, using the emerging technology of NFTs to both honor the past and build the future, is a perfect expression of the vision and ambition of Black Tech Street.

“We are using cutting edge technology and emerging financial vehicles to help fund on-the-ground programs designed to unlock the creativity, innovation and passion of Black tech entrepreneurs now and for years to come,” Billingsley said.

For more information on the Centennial Coin auction, visit www.bringblockchange.com.