Donations

An ongoing crypto donation campaign dedicated to improving the lives of children worldwide has received over $7.6 million to date, half of which was donated in Ether (ETH). Philanthropic foundation Save the Children’s HODL Hope Campaign remains nearly $2.4 million short of the $10 mil ...

Once branded for a Texas-specific audience, the North American Blockchain Summit (NABS) shook things up in 2023 — changing its location and name as many United States lawmakers prepared for an election season.Hundreds of crypto and blockchain enthusiasts gathered in Fort Worth, Texas ...

An employee of FTX’s charity wing recruited by FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried is trying to get paid $275,000, the remainder of his claimed 2022 salary bonus.Ross Rheingans-Yoo's lawyers argued in a Nov. 13 court filing that only $375,000 of his $650,000 bonus was paid by FTX. They ...

While the prevailing traditional financing models resulted in the crypto and blockchain sector raising billions of dollars over the years, they are not without weaknesses, according to Project Catalyst’s group product manager.At the recent Cardano Summit in Dubai, Kriss Baird, the pr ...

The crypto community joins in to support the Maui community as a relief fund championed by A-list celebrities Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson accepts donations in cryptocurrencies.In early August 2023, a series of wildfires broke out on the island of Maui, Hawaii, c ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis cancelled a campaign event in which he was reportedly planning to announce the acceptance of cryptocurrency contributions toward his 2024 presidential run. According to an Aug. 29 report from the Miami Herald, DeSantis cancelled a cocktail-hour fundraiser for ...

Relief efforts are still underway on the Hawaiian island of Maui following a series of wildfires severely damaging major areas including Lahaina.All Hands and Hearts, a disaster relief organization, has been collecting cryptocurrency and fiat donations to assist local Maui residents in the ...

Prosecutors in New York are reportedly looking into former FTX Digital Markets co-CEO Ryan Salame for potential violations of campaign finance law in the United States.According to a July 11 report from The New York Times, Salame and his girlfriend Michelle Bond — a Republican candidate wh ...

The Bitcoin Core team announced the release of update 25.0, which is designed to improve performance and security. The Bitcoin Core 25.0 release notice posted on the project's website states that the update includes new features as well as bug fixes for network systems an ...

The U.S. Department of Justice sent letters to members of Congress asking them to voluntarily return funds received from the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX. The office of Republican Senator Bob Latta of Ohio confirmed receiving a letter from the DOJ. In October 2 ...

The FBI recently conducted a thorough search of the Maryland home of former CEO of FTX Digital Markets, Ryan Salame, for undisclosed reasons. It is suspected that the search is related to Salame's close working relationship with Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the now-collapsed FTX exchange who ...

During a virtual event organized by the reState Foundation, Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder of Ethereum. Engaged in a conversation about the impact of the latest technologies on human interaction with Sadhguru, the Indian mystic who founded the Isha charity foundation. The duo also discussed b ...

Coinbase CEO, Brian Armstrong, is encouraging users of the popular cryptocurrency exchange to vote for political candidates who support the crypto industry. This comes as the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has sent a notice to Coinbase that it may sue them for selling unregistered se ...

Chainalysis, an analytical company, has revealed that donations worth $70 million in cryptocurrencies have been made to help the Ukrainian army and victims since the beginning of Russia's hostilities in Ukraine. The majority of the donations, worth $22.8 million, were made in Bitcoin, while USDT ...