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UAE Charitable Foundation Receives Approval to Accept Crypto Donations
5.6.2022
Al Jalila Foundation, the United Arab Emirates charitable organization, recently announced that it has been given permission to accept cryptocurrency donations. Accepting cryptocurrencies makes it possible for the foundation to receive funding via what is described as one of the fastest-growing...
Sam Bankman-Fried could spend up to $1B in 2024 to thwart Trump comeback
25.5.2022
The FTX founder said he’d spend “north of $100 million” with a “soft ceiling” of $1 billion and added “who knows what’s going to happen between now and then.”
Watch & 'Invest in Peace': Ukrainian Deputy PM Raps to Encourage More Crypto Donations
23.5.2022
Ukrainian blockchain business Everstake expressed their hope that the government-led Aid for Ukraine organization could benefit from more support from across the world -- and this led them to release a rap video featuring animated pigeons and Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister...
California regulator will revisit long-running ban on crypto donations on May 19
16.5.2022
“This has been on our radar since late last year,” said California’s Fair Political Practices Commission communications director Jay Wierenga
Crypto donations fund ATVs and gas masks for Ukrainian military
13.5.2022
Ukraine's ministry of digital transformation has utilized cryptocurrency, nonfungible tokens, and even CryptoPunks in an effort to fund its military and humanitarian aid
Independent Russian News Site Meduza Raises Over $200,000 in Crypto
11.5.2022
Pressure from the Kremlin and sanctions from the West have forced Russian news outlet Meduza to increasingly rely on cryptocurrency donations to fund its independent journalism. As the restrictions imposed over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine have prevented its Russian readers from contributing...
Ukraine’s New Fundraising Platform Accepts Crypto, Allows Donors to Allocate Funds
11.5.2022
United24, a new fundraising platform announced recently by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, accepts a number of cryptocurrencies, alongside traditional payment methods. The initiative also permits donors to choose how their money will be spent. Kyiv Launches New Platform for Donations Amid...
Wikipedia Stops Accepting Cryptocurrency Donations Citing Community’s Environmental Concerns
2.5.2022
Wikipedia has decided to stop accepting cryptocurrency donations after eight years of doing so. The decision is based on the request by the Wikimedia community citing “issues of environmental sustainability” as a key reason. Wikipedia Discontinues Accepting Bitcoin, Crypto Donations...
Wikimedia Foundation shutters BitPay account halting crypto donations
2.5.2022
The Wikimedia Foundation decided it has had enough of crypto as 71% decided to ban all digital asset donations and to close its BitPay account
Wikipedia to Stop Accepting Crypto Donations on Environmental, Other Grounds
1.5.2022
'Ready, steady, NFT:' Ukrainian government accepts NFT donations
28.4.2022
Ukraine continues to use crypto and NFTs to fund the two-month long ongoing Russia-Ukraine war
Finland Selects Coinmotion, Tesseract as Brokers for Ukraine Bitcoin Donations
28.4.2022
Finland's government has selected two local digital asset service providers - Coinmotion and Tesseract - to act as brokers for its planned bitcoin donation to Ukraine
Georgians Sell Russian Regions as NFTs to Raise Money for Ukraine
25.4.2022
A tech innovations firm based in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi is now “selling Russia piece by piece” in the form of NFTs. The money from the collectibles, representing almost 2,500 Russian regions, will be used to help rebuild Ukraine, which was invaded by the Russian army...
Report Says Binance Shared Client Data With Russia, Crypto Exchange Denies Allegations
23.4.2022
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has been accused in a media report of agreeing to provide user data to Russia’s financial watchdog. The trading platform has refuted the allegations. It also insists it’s complying with Western sanctions imposed over Moscow’s invasion...
Republic of Ireland to Prohibit Political Cryptocurrency Donations
20.4.2022
The government of Ireland is preparing to ban political parties from accepting campaign donations in cryptocurrency. The move aims to block the perceived threat of Russian interference in the European nation’s elections against the backdrop of a clash between the West and Moscow over the...
Ireland bans political crypto donations on foreign interference fears
19.4.2022
A raft of new political and electoral integrity laws proposed in Ireland will see the banning of donations made in crypto to political parties in the country
Crypto-focused PAC has used $9M to support Democratic candidates since January
18.4.2022
The Protect Our Future PAC used more than $9 million toward mainly digital, television, and radio ad buys for U.S. House of Representatives candidates' campaigns
Wikimedia community supports proposal to stop foundation from accepting crypto donations
13.4.2022
The arguments in favor included environmental concerns surrounding Bitcoin transactions and “the risk to the movement’s reputation for accepting cryptocurrencies."
Mozilla to Reinstate Crypto Donations — Organization Will Not Accept Proof-of-Work Cryptocurrencies
13.4.2022
During the first week of January, the software community Mozilla revealed it was pausing cryptocurrency donations after citing environmental concerns. 14 weeks later, Mozilla decided last week it will accept crypto donations again, but only from digital assets that leverage a proof-of-stake (PoS)...
No Bitcoin: Mozilla will only accept Proof of Stake crypto donations
13.4.2022
The company has decided to begin accepting PoS crypto again after an outcry against Bitcoin forced it to suspend such donations earlier this year