Donations
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Elliptic says that crypto has a “weakness” as a fundraising tool: the public nature of blockchain technology
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The charity campaign, launched earlier this month, has already raised $185,000 since launch
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Israeli police’s cyber unit worked with UK authorities and Binance to freeze accounts Hamas had used to receive donations
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Updated disclosure policies in California state that campaigns have to immediately convert cryptocurrency contributions into USD
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The humanitarian aid organization is partnering with Triple-A to enable crypto payments
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Anadol raised $80,000 for Alzheimer’s research as part of the select group of artists to test out Instagram’s NFT marketplace
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A breakdown of the costs shows unmanned aerial vehicles, computer hardware and armor vests attracted the majority of spending
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The Fair Political Practices Commission of California has walked back a previous ban against crypto donations to political campaigners.
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Viewers will be encouraged to donate with crypto, fiat or by buying from the campaign’s NFT collection
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Data analytics firm Elliptic has been tracking crypto donations pouring into the Ukrainian government’s digital wallet addresses
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