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Crypto Version of ‘Giving Tuesday’ Returns With 10X as Many Charities
1.12.2020
While only 12 non-profits had signed up for the event last year, crypto donations platform The Giving Block said that over 120 such organizations will be taking part in this year
US Congressman Darren Soto to Accept Cryptocurrency Donations for 2020 Election
10.9.2020
Supporters can now send the congressman crypto donations via BitPay for his 2020 reelection campaign
US Congressman Tom Emmer Will Accept Crypto Donations for Reelection Campaign
20.8.2020
Minnesota Representative Tom Emmer will accept crypto donations for his campaign, facilitated through BitPay
Children’s Heart Charity Receives $48K in Crypto Donations
9.7.2020
The Children’s Heart Unit Fund which supports children with cardiac ailments, received the crypto donations using The Giving Block platform
Alt-Right Activist Stefan Molyneux Banned from Youtube, Raises $100K in Crypto Donations
2.7.2020
The founder of Freedomain, philosopher and alt-right activist, Stefan Molyneux, received more than $100,000 in cryptocurrency donations after he was banned from Youtube on June 29, 2020. Stefan Molyneux is well known for his Youtube videos, podcasts, and books. His early Youtube videos describing...
Stefan Molyneux Gets $100K in Crypto Donations After YouTube Ban
1.7.2020
White supremacist Stefan Molyneux received roughly $100,000 in donations following the removal of his YouTube channel
Major Donations Are Coming From Crypto Industry to Fight COVID-19
26.4.2020
Despite their many differences, crypto-related companies are now working together to fight the coronavirus. Will this highlight the significance of the industry?
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...
United Nations Agency Unicef Launches Cryptocurrency Fund
9.10.2019
Unicef announced Wednesday that it has launched a cryptocurrency fund and become the first United Nations organization to hold onto its crypto donations. Without converting them into fiat, the fund will hold two cryptocurrencies and disburse them to support projects benefiting children worldwide....
Crypto Donations to Politicians Are Unregulated in Japan: Report
8.10.2019
Japanese politicians are barred from accepting cash and security donations but can receive crypto assets, says internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi
Crypto Outpaces Political Donation Laws in Japan
7.10.2019
A major Japanese news publication has reported that crypto donations to individual politicians are legal and do not need to be reported publicly as donations. Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications verified that even though it is illegal to donate cash or securities directly...
BitPay Faces Backlash from Hong Kong Free Press for Temporarily Suspending Crypto Donations
11.9.2019
Taking pride as the world’s first cryptocurrency, Bitcoin has always been in the limelight for good as well as bad reasons since the time of its inception. Headquartered in Atlanta, Bitcoin payment service provider, BitPay has come under the scope of negative publicity because of its failure...
Immortality, Cryogenics and UBI: How The Crypto Rich Influence Science
25.8.2019
The rise of cryptocurrency is changing the philanthropic world by causing the redistribution of wealth from old money to visionary innovators and early tech adopters. The new crypto rich invest their donations by supporting scientific research in groundbreaking fields that may one day enable...
Fidelity’s Charity Arm Has Received Over $100 Million in Crypto Donations
19.8.2019
Fidelity Charitable reported receiving more than $106 million in crypto donations since accepting bitcoin in 2015
Elon Musk Supports Yang – But Does Andrew Yang Really Support Bitcoin?
14.8.2019
There’s much talk about multi-billionaire innovator Elon Musk’s newly announced support for Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang. Yang, known as the Bitcoin-friendly choice for 2020, has a reputation for innovation with his unique stance on Universal Basic Income, emphatic...
‘Not Very Practical’ — Critics Say Political Crypto Donations a Marketing Ploy
11.7.2019
As one of only two crypto-accepting Democratic primary hopefuls withdraws his candidacy, experts have seized the moment to probe the crypto campaign donation trend
Tony Hawk Foundation Added to Bitpay’s 100 Crypto Supporting Nonprofits
25.6.2019
On June 24, well known nonprofit the Tony Hawk Foundation revealed it is now accepting cryptocurrencies for donations through Bitpay. The foundation founded by the pro skater Tony Hawk has funded 623 skatepark projects and now people can donate with BCH and BTC. With the latest collaboration...
Rep. Eric Swalwell Is Accepting Crypto Donations in Bid for US Presidency
23.5.2019
Rep. Eric Swalwell is accepting donations in six cryptocurrencies to support his bid for the U.S. presidency in 2020
2020 Presidential Hopeful Swalwell Launches Crypto Donations Campaign
23.5.2019
Eric Swalwell, a United States Democratic presidential candidate for the 2020 elections, has launched a crypto donations campaign