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Crypto philanthropy is experiencing an upswing, paving a new pathway for donors to contribute towards charitable causes. The Giving Block, a leading crypto charity platform, predicts that crypto donations will skyrocket to over $10 billion in the next decade.
While Islam frowns at high-interest rate lending, currencies not backed by commodities or assets, and Ponzi schemes, the Shacklewell Lane mosque in London has caught the bitcoin bug and has made it possible for Muslims in the area to give…
A San Francisco charity that accepts cryptocurrencies raised $14 million in donations, including bitcoin, ether, and ripple, to benefit the homeless in yet another sign that mainstream adoption of virtual currencies is on the rise. Crypto Superstars Attended Gala Many…
UNICEF, a humanitarian and development agency that aims to protect the safety and inclusion of all disadvantaged children globally through voluntary donations, is catching onto the benefits of cryptocurrency. The organization is making use of monero mining to fulfill their…
Since crypto markets have turned bearish, a running joke in the community has been ‘going long on Ramen,’ referring to the fact crypto holders have seen their wealth decrease and are minimizing their expenditure by living off of the cheap…
Whoever thought the Lambo-buying millennials who’ve made fast fortunes from early cryptocurrency investments are good-for-nothings, thought extremely wrong. According to latest developments, OmiseGo and Vitalik Buterin, the founder of Ethereum, are donating $1 million worth of OMG tokens directly to…
Ripple, the world’s third-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, has donated $29 million through educational crowdfunding website DonorsChoose, revealed March 27. The programme shall fund 35,000 classrooms, and represents the most significant donation received by the website. In a video announcement,…
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has employed the blockchain technology to combat the biggest global issue – feeding the hungry. The ‘Building Blocks’ project uses Ethereum’s blockchain technology, which it considers to be a very efficient, to reach…
Seed Madagascar is a non-profit charity organization that is helping to bring a new a future in Madagascar using bitcoin. The charity is dedicated to improve people’s living conditions and preserve the animals of the African island, has recently started…
Blockchain technology has brought us new methods of empowerment and new ways to break with the traditional production and distribution of artistic content. The music industry is one of the industries that can significantly benefit from this new technology as…
UNICEF, a United Nations program, has initiated a charity project; Game Chaingers, that aims to raise funds by mining Ethereum. UNICEF is a humanitarian and development program with a focus on assisting children and mothers in developing countries. The money…
Christmas and the holidays are the seasons of giving – so it’s not uncommon to see people engaging in various charitable acts around this time of the year. However, one Redditor who identifies himself as u/Pine has taken the concept…
For those keeping a watchful eye on the state of cryptocurrency markets in recent years, it might not seem like a long time ago when bitcoin was caught in the middle of some new drug or money laundering controversy every…
At any given time during his workday, Anari Sengbe’s mind is brimming with ideas. A self-described blockchain and online gaming junkie, Sengbe’s digital insights and product prototypes have been sought out and employed by major companies like Mercedes Benz, HP,…
Danny Sessoms, host of an Austin-based cryptocurrency radio broadcast, announced on August 27 that he would be accepting cryptocurrency to help victims of Hurricane Harvey. Sessoms has typically partnered with Unsung.org to deliver food to the homeless, but this time…
Speaking at an Ethereum London Meetup in June 2017, Christoph Jentzsch and Marvin Maistry discussed the potential that decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) hold when it comes to the charitable giving sector. DAOs refer to autonomous organizations that are run entirely…