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Austria’s NOYB Files Privacy Complaint Against OpenAI’s ChatGPT
29.4.2024
According to the Austrian privacy advocacy group, the complainant's requests for the OpenAI chatbot to remove or amend the inaccurate response were turned down. Further infringing on the complainant's right to privacy, ChatGPT informed the subject that data modification was not feasible on the...
Pennsylvania State, Crypto Miner Sued for Polluting Environment
27.3.2024
Pennsylvania environmental NGO – Save Carbon County – filed a lawsuit in a state court, accusing Stronghold Digital Mining for environmental contamination through Bitcoin mining.
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Crypto Leaders in Argentina Want Radical President to Dismiss FATF Travel Rules
11.12.2023
Source: AdobeStock As Javier Milei assumes leadership in Argentina, the cryptocurrency community is already voicing expectations for swift changes in the country’s economic trajectory. In a publication on December 10 by Cryptonoticias, the Bitcoin community outlined three specific requests...
Greenpeace Unveils ‘Skull of Satoshi’ to Spark Debate Over Bitcoin’s Environmental Impact; Creator Clarifies It ‘Wasn’t Meant to Be Anti-Bitcoin’
26.3.2023
Greenpeace, the well known environmental NGO, has unveiled the “Skull of Satoshi,” an art installation intended to spark debate about the impact of Bitcoin on the environment. The 11-foot skull was constructed with electronic waste materials and features smokestacks and Bitcoin logos....
Greenpeace: Bitcoin Is ‘Falling Behind’ in the Battle Against Climate Change
22.11.2022
Greenpeace, the international, environment-conscious non-governmental organization (NGO), has criticized the lack of action that Bitcoin-related groups have adopted in the battle against climate change. Rolf Skar, of Greenpeace USA, stated that Bitcoin was “falling behind” on this...
Polygon partners with ocean conservation NGO to advance ocean literacy
6.10.2022
Participants can explore the RV Odyssey — one of the most advanced ocean research vessels around the globe — via the Metaverse
Russia’s Media Censor Roskomnadzor Unblocks Tor Project’s Website
23.7.2022
Russian telecom and mass media watchdog Roskomnadzor has restored access to the website of the Tor Project, implementing a court ruling with delay. The site was blacklisted last year but the measure was successfully challenged by lawyers. Roskomnadzor Removes Tor Project’s Site From...
Bitcoin Argentina NGO to Take Crypto Education to Schools
19.5.2022
Bitcoin Argentina, an NGO dedicated to the promotion and expansion of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency in the country, is going to take Bitcoin education to high schools. The project, called “Schools and Bitcoin,” will help educate high school students about the relevance of Bitcoin and...
Ukrainian Volunteer Groups Accept Bitcoin Donations Amid Tensions With Russia, Study Finds
10.2.2022
Non-government and volunteer organizations collecting funds to support Ukrainian forces have been accepting donations in cryptocurrency, a new report has unveiled. The findings have been published amid heightened tensions with Russia, which has been accused of amassing troops at the border with...
Coinbase joins NGO's efforts using crypto to help Haitians impacted by earthquakes, civil unrest
25.1.2022
Affected individuals should be able to use the digital funds for goods and services at more than 30 participating merchants in Haiti, with the option for vendors to cash out
US ‘Could Hit El Salvador’s Chivo Bitcoin Wallet with Sanctions,’ Claims NGO
13.12.2021
The United States could impose sanctions on El Salvador’s Chivo bitcoin (BTC) wallet, the human rights organization Cristosal has speculated.
Tensions between Washington and San Salvador are continuing to deteriorate with relations between the American President Joe Biden and the El Salvador...
Funding platform Orica partners with NGO to use NFTs to build a school in Uganda
19.11.2021
Proceeds from Orica’s NFT auction at Malta AI & Blockchain Summit hope to fund Ssese Islands education
Save the Children Senior Advisor: We Chose ADA Because Its Backed by the Cardano Foundation
10.8.2021
In July 2021, the non-governmental organization (NGO) Save the Children in Rwanda announced it partnered with the Cardano Foundation on a project that allows well-wishers to make donations in the form of cryptocurrencies. Save the Children Meets ADA At the time, it was revealed that Save...
Brazilian Burger King Customers Can Now Purchase Meat-Flavored Dog Biscuits With Dogecoin
27.7.2021
According to regional reports, the Burger King franchise in Brazil has introduced a new type of food specifically made for canines called the “Dogeppr.” The new product is a dog biscuit that canine owners can purchase for their pets and the company is accepting dogecoin crypto payments...
NGO Announces Plan to Use NFTs for Famine Victims of Ethiopia Tigray War
16.7.2021
A non-governmental organization (NGO), Save Tigray, has announced it will be using the proceeds from the sale of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to support its goal of averting famine in Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray region. According to Save Tigray, the NFTs, which are “based on interpreted...
Rwanda-Based NGO Partners With Cardano Foundation to Launch ADA Crypto Charity Platform
14.7.2021
Save the Children in Rwanda recently became the latest member of the NGO community to endorse cryptocurrencies after it announced the establishment of a partnership agreement with the Cardano Foundation. ADA Donations According to a statement released by parties to the project, this arrangement...
Greenpeace Has Stopped Accepting Bitcoin Donations Due to Network’s Environmental Impact
23.5.2021
Greenpeace, the ecological NGO, has stopped accepting bitcoin donations due to the big impact the cryptocurrency network has on the environment. The organization, which was one of the first NGOs to add bitcoin to its donations arsenal, has now backpedaled due to the growing energy consumption...
Chilean NGO Prepares Draft to Include Crypto in New Constitution — Releases ‘Scam Blacklist’
8.12.2020
A pro-Crypto Chilean NGO hosted a series of conferences on cryptocurrencies and blockchain topics for educational purposes, named Cryptonight 2020, where they announced the preparation of a proposal to submit it in the context of the drafting of a new constitution and the release of a crypto...
South Korean NGO Announces Blockchain-Based Healthcare Platform
2.7.2020
The Commons Foundation unveiled plans to build a blockchain platform to track COVID-19 cases in South Korea
Russian Opposition Leader Navalny Raises $700,000 in Crypto Donations
19.12.2019
Alexei Navalny, Russia’s leading critic of the current Kremlin administration, has attracted a serious amount of cryptocurrency in the form of anonymous donations for his corruption-combatting NGO. The digital coins collected since the beginning of this year have amounted to well over...