Charities

SushiSwap Makes $50K Crypto Donation to No Kid Hungry

No Kid Hungry currently accepts donations in bitcoin, ether and a variety of other coins, according to The Giving Block.

News  ·  15 April 2021

Danish Red Cross Backs $3M Blockchain Volcano Catastrophe Bond

The volcanos, situated in Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Indonesia and Mexico, were selected based on "the significant humanitarian threat they represent."

News  ·  22 March 2021
CoinFlash

American Cancer Society Launches $1M Cryptocurrency Fund

The first cryptocurrency donor to contribute $250,000 or over will have the opportunity to choose a name for the fund.

News  ·  27 January 2021
Charities

Salvation Army Now Accepts Bitcoin, Ether Donations in US

The Salvation Army Western Territory is now accepting crypto donations through Engiven’s platform.

News  ·  17 December 2020
Crypto Donations

Crypto Version of ‘Giving Tuesday’ Returns With 10X as Many Charities

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.

Business  ·  30 November 2020
United Kingdom

Children’s Heart Charity Receives $48K in Crypto Donations

The Children’s Heart Unit Fund, which supports children with cardiac ailments, received the crypto donations using The Giving Block platform.

News  ·  9 July 2020
Brazil

Rainforest Charity Launches Crypto Appeal to Help Protect Amazon

Executive director Suzanne Pelletier told CoinDesk old school philanthropy isn’t making the cut, necessitating new donation methods.

Markets  ·  4 September 2019
Regulation

Chinese Ministry Eyes Blockchain to Boost Trust In Charities

China's Ministry of Civil Affairs is planning a blockchain upgrade of the country's charity tracking system to bring more transparency to donations.

Policy & regulation  ·  11 September 2018
UK

UK Charity Taps Blockchain Platform to Boost Trust in Donations

British charity English Heritage has joined the Giftcoin platform, which tokenizes donations for the purpose of traceability.

Markets  ·  26 March 2018