Charitycoin Is The First "Proof Of Donation" Crypto-Currency
Giving to charities has been one of the highlighted use cases of crypto-currency. The Dogecoin community is known for its philanthropic campaigns; some of the world’s largest charities have started accepting Bitcoin donations as well. Now, there is Charitycoin, a crypto-currency designed to incentivize Bitcoin donations. Charitycoin.co.uk has compiled a list of over 10,000 charities, including Amnesty International UK and The Salvation Army. Charitycoin will match each English pound worth of Bitcoin donated to one of the 10,000 charities with an equal donation through Just Giving, a social....
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The average crypto donation size was $10,455, 82x more than an average $128 cash donation. 2021 was not just the year of institutionalization of crypto and new all-time highs; it also turned out to be the biggest year for crypto philanthropy.According to research data from The Giving platform, crypto donation volume rose to $69.6 million in 2021 compared to $4.2 million in 2020. Crypto donation volume spiked 1,558% or nearly 16x over the same period. The average crypto donations also saw a 236% increase, rising from an average of $3,109 in 2020 to $10,445 in 2021.The data further revealed....
Experimental male contraceptive project Vasalgel received a Bitcoin donation valued at $13,000 last month. Unfortunately, the donation was declined and sent back by Vasalgel’s payment processor. Via a Facebook post, Vasalgel announced the failed donation and pleaded with the would-be donor to repeat the attempt: “OMG, someone just tried to donate $13,000 of Bitcoins to support Vasalgel development, but it was declined because it's over the $10,000 daily limit! Bitcoin is totally anonymous, so we can't contact them to let them know they can split the donation. Whoever you are, please try....
The donation from a group headlined by NEAR, Solana and Celo comes in addition to $300,000 raised via Gitcoin.
Where there's a politician, there's a request for a donation. It's no different with Steve Stockman - Representative of the 36th congressional district in the state of Texas. Stockman now has a donation page up on his website allowing users to submit funds via a connection with digital payments processor BitPay for his run for United States Senate. This is not Stockman's first run-in with bitcoin. He was seen at a New Year's Eve party at 'The Bitcoin Center' in Manhattan's financial district holding up a QR code with a donation address. Could this be the start of a new thing in the....
The Ukrainian government has launched an official cryptocurrency donation website to raise funds in support of the Ukrainian armed forces and humanitarian aid programs in the fight against Russia. The donation platform is a collaboration between the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, Everstake, and cryptocurrency exchange FTX.
Government’s Crypto Donation Website Now Live
The Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine announced Monday that it has launched the official “Aid For Ukraine” website to raise funds in support of the Ukrainian....