Buterin’s $1B SHIB donation tricky to cash out, says fund manager
Realizing Vitalik Buterin's $1 billion donation in Shiba Inu coins to the Covid Crypto Relief Fund in India has turned out to be a labyrinthine process for the fund's creator. Just $20 million of the $1 billion in cryptocurrency that Ethereum (ETH) co-founder Vitalik Buterin donated to a Covid-19 relief fund in India has so far been cashed out and distributed to aid recipients. Figuring out why the process is not as frictionless as crypto users would hope is the focus of a recent interview with the fund's founder, Sandeep Nailwal. Cointelegraph readers will recall that this May, Buterin’s....
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“Cryptocurrency may be tricky to understand, but the value of a major crypto donation converted into cash is not," said Engiven founder James Lawrence. Engiven, a crypto donation platform that has helped facilitate contributions to the Salvation Army and others, expects religious groups and non-profit organizations will see significant charitable payments in crypto tomorrow for Giving Tuesday.The Tuesday after Thanksgiving is celebrated in the United States as a day when people and organizations come together to donate their time and money towards worthwhile causes — wherever they might be....
The DOGE imitator gained nearly 1,000% in the past 48 hours as Binance announces it’s making room for SHIB despite Vitalik Buterin owing 50% of the supply. Having emerged with the self-applied moniker of “Dogecoin Killer,” the latest cryptocurrency to succeed on laughs alone is making its way to Binance. Shiba Inu (SHIB) burst into CoinMarketCap’s top 20 rankings just two days ago, likely a response by traders to the hype surrounding Dogecoin (DOGE). Within 48 hours, the SHIB token went from a valuation of $0.000003 to $0.000032 — a 966% increase, which added to over 2,300,000% growth....
Fund Manager and founder of Miller Value Partners, Bill Miller says holding bitcoin is better than holding cash because the digital asset is immune to the bad policies of the U.S. Federal Reserve. Writing in the 2020 Q4 Market Letter, Miller explains that some companies are already converting to bitcoin in order to avoid incurring the “guaranteed losses” of holding cash. Bitcoin Beats Berkshire Hathaway In his brief focus on the top crypto, the fund manager starts by noting how bitcoin “has outperformed all major asset classes” after the digital asset went “up....
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....
Bitcoin Classic has benefitted from anonymous hashpower donations rising to over 10 petahashes per second, while users report continuing malicious activity against nodes. An anonymous donation of 10 bitcoins to the Mining Donation Fund helped Bitcoin Classic hashpower temporarily surpass the significant 10 petahash boundary Wednesday. The fund is....