That year the prize was sponsored by Aurum Funds, a hedge fund, which donated money when the Society lost its public grant from the British government.
Last year, the prize was marred by controversy after two of the shortlisted poets withdrew from the prize in protest over its sponsorship by investment firm, Aurum Funds.
The digital currency exchange operated by Dominica-based Aurum Capital Holdings, Inc. supports bitcoin as well as Liberty Reserve, Pecunix, Perfect Money, and c-gold and they offer two choices for cashing out into a card-based product.