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US Figure Skating accepts Bitcoin donations
The national governing body for figure skating in the United States, US Figure Skating, has announced plans to allow donations in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. The move marks another major endor...
Shiba Inu, Dogecoin and Other Coins Now Accepted as Donations by U.S. Figure Skating Body
Alex Dovbnya As most cryptocurrencies remain on thin ice following a recent correction, U.S. Figure Skating has just enabled donations in various cryptocurrencies U.S. Figure Skating, the national gov...
US national figure skating body adopts Bitcoin donations
The United States national governing body for the sport of figure skating, the U.S. Figure Skating, is the latest organization in the country to enable donations in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC)...
AssangeDAO raises $38M in donations to help free WikiLeaks founder
A decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) set up to support the liberation of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange from prison has raised 12,569 ETH or around $38.8 million at current prices. Assange ...
Crypto donations jumped nearly 16x in 2021, new report says
2021 was not just the year of institutionalization of crypto and new all-time highs; it also turned out to be the biggest year for crypto philanthropy. According to research data from The Giving platf...
Crypto Donations to Tor Surged 841% in 2021
Crypto donations to privacy focussed non-profit The Tor Project surged 841% in 2021 compared to the previous year, according to a blog post from Monday. The Tor Project is a non-profit which steers th...
Susan G. Komen Says “Yes” to Crypto Donations
Susan G. Komen, a leading breast cancer organization, is now able to accept digital currency donations. Susan G. Komen Will Allow BTC and Other Crypto Donations The news is huge in that digital curren...
Wikipedia is accepting crypto donations despite coercion
Wikipedia Foundation, a non-profit organization, tries to stay as inclusive as possible. It began to accept crypto donations previously but faced several hits. However, recently it has been noted that...
Mozilla Says “No” to Crypto Donations
The Mozilla Foundation announced on Twitter on New Year’s Eve that it was going to be accepting crypto donations. However, this decision has since come under fire by one of the firm’s co-founders, and...
Jan. 6 US Committee Hits Rioters With Subpoenas Over Bitcoin Donations
The United States Senate Select Committee on the January 6, 2021, Capitol Hill riot has subpoenaed Nick Fuentes and Patrick Casey, two far-right extremists who reportedly received Bitcoin from a Frenc...
Bitcoin donations in Tonga- The Cryptonomist
After the devastation caused by the tsunami, humanitarian aid is starting to arrive in Tonga. One of the various initiatives underway is allowing Bitcoin donations to be made through Lightning Networ...
U.S. Breast Cancer Organization to Accept Bitcoin and Ethereum Donations
U.S. breast cancer organization Susan G. Komen has announced that it will be accepting cryptocurrency donations in its fight against the disease. Komen noted in an announcement today that it has partn...
More Than $40,000 in Bitcoin Donations Towards Tonga, after Catastrophic Volcanic Eruption
The Bitcoin (BTC) community is taking part in a noble cause of helping Tonga recover from a disastrous volcanic eruption that hit the nation on January 15. Within just three days of going live, the ...
SDSU opens its door towards Crypto, accepting donations in cryptocurrencies
A donation encouraged to take on the step- In October 2021 university received a donation in Bitcoin. It was a donation of $25000 worth of Bitcoin from a former student of the University with the requ...
Mozilla suspends crypto donations- The Cryptonomist
Mozilla, creator of the Firefox browser, has suspended crypto donations in less than a week after its own announcement. The creator of Dogecoin, Billy Marcus, criticized Mozilla for its decision. Moz...
Wikimedia contributors propose dropping crypto donations due to environmental concerns
The environmental concerns surrounding cryptocurrencies have led to several organizations halting their partnerships with this sector. The Wikimedia Foundation has become the latest company to express...
Wikimedia Foundation Debates Acceptance of Cryptocurrency Donations Over Environmental Concerns – Bitcoin News
Following Mozilla’s decision to pause crypto donations due to environmental concerns, a number of Wikimedia Foundation community members have submitted a proposal that asks the foundation to stop acce...
Wikipedia Considers To Stop Accepting Crypto Donations Because Of The ESG FUD
Even Wikipedia fell for the environmental FUD surrounding Proof-Of-Work mining. A proposal to “stop accepting cryptocurrency donations” is currently under discussion. It starts with the same thin argu...
Mozilla Firefox Gets Savaged by Dogecoin Creator for Canceling Cryptocurrency Donations
The company behind one of the largest web browsers, Firefox, has once again raised the ire of the crypto community. This comes after Mozilla stopped accepting donations in cryptocurrencies. The founde...
Dogecoin creator slams Mozilla for pausing crypto donations
The Mozilla Foundation’s back-tracking on crypto has earned a reaction from the creator of the world’s first meme cryptocurrency. On Dec. 31, 2021, Mozilla, the developers of the Firefox i...
As Mozilla Foundation paused crypto donations, nonprofits raised over $2.4M in 2021
Mozilla Foundation, the nonprofit behind Firefox, has announced that it is reviewing its decision to accept crypto donations. Mozilla had announced on 31 December that it will use BitPay platform to a...
Mozilla’s Plan To Accept Crypto Donations Canned After Stinging Backlash
Mozilla Foundation has put its plans to accept donations in cryptocurrency on hold after it was roundly criticized by its community and co-founder Jamie Zawinski. Cryptocurrencies have come under sign...
Firefox-Maker Mozilla Stops DOGE, Bitcoin, Ether Donations After Its Founder Called Them “Ponzi Grifters” ⋆ ZyCrypto
Advertisement     Dogecoin co-founder Billy Markus has slammed Mozilla, the company behind the popular Firefox browser, for putting crypto donations on hold. Markus ac...
Mozilla halts crypto donations amid backlash about its unsustainability
The crypto space is flooded with the debate about the industry’s ill effects on climate. Especially, as countries across the globe suffer from energy crisis during the bitter-cold winters, more people...
Mozilla halts crypto donations due to climate backlash
TL: DR Breakdown Mozilla has announced that they have ceased to accept crypto donations amid a review of their climate rules for donations. Mozilla has reached this decision due to receiving a backlas...
Dogecoin Co-Founder Slams Mozilla for Backpedaling on Crypto Donations
Alex Dovbnya Mozilla has enraged the crypto community by dropping cryptocurrency donations due to backlash Dogecoin co-founder Billy Markus criticized the Mozilla Foundation for halting cryptocurrency...
Mozilla Backs Away From Bitcoin Donations After Backlash
In brief Mozilla announced today it had paused crypto donations. The decision comes after a week of pushback from the open-source community. The main point of the criticism is the environmental impact...
Florida Gubernatorial Hopeful Nikki Fried to Accept Crypto Donations
Florida Gubernatorial candidate Nikki Fried is accepting crypto donations for her campaign via the Florida Consumers First Committee to grant power back to the people. A committee called Florida Consu...
South Korea’s Presidential Candidate Lee Jae-Myung Says ‘Yes’ to Crypto Donations
For the first time in South Korea’s political dispensation, one of its presidential candidates, Lee Jae-Myung, has announced that his campaign will accept crypto assets as donations. Leaning Towards ...
South Korean Presidential Candidate to Accept Crypto Donations for Campaign
The Democratic Party of Korea is looking to spread its wings in the crypto space by accepting crypto donations and supporting NFTs in the gaming industry. South Korean politician and former civil-righ...