2023-2-6 21:22 |
Sam Bankman-Fried and his companies showered D.C. with up to $93 million in political donations. Now, the bankrupt FTX wants its money back. origin »
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One by one, U.S. political groups are announcing they will return the millions Sam Bankman-Fried donated to them. Sending Back the Money The U.S. political system is still dealing with...
2022-12-21 00:39 | |
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Sam Bankman-Fried previously told crypto vlogger Tiffany Fong in an interview that all his republican donations "were dark."
2022-12-9 04:26 | |
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The recent arrival in Washington had a talent for drawing attention. Or at least his money attracted the attention of many influential people—the billions of dollars made possible by his web of offshore businesses and his willingness to hand out…
2022-11-24 02:55 | |
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Charles Hoskinson joins list of critics of New York Times article about bankruptcy of FTX and criticizes SBF’s donations to politicians
2022-11-17 04:00 | |
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“For Russian citizens, sending money to help Ukrainians might not be safe” through the banking system, says one volunteer.
2022-7-19 21:58 | |
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When Russia invaded Ukraine, large numbers of people from around the world immediately pledged their support to the country under siege, donating their time and money to the cause. The post Here’s why war in Ukraine is bound to transform the nature of donations appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2022-3-21 08:00 | |
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As the conflict between Ukraine and Russia propels social media reports and donations made in bitcoin, it underscores our decentralizing world.
2022-3-3 03:30 | |
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More than $4 million worth of crypto donations has been made towards a crowdfunding effort for the Ukraine military. The donations started pouring into NGOs and volunteer groups following Russia’s invasion, and according to London-based blockchain analytics firm Elliptic, the amount of money put into these efforts has now jumped exponentially a day after the […] The post Over $4 Million in Crypto Crowdfunded for the Ukrainian Military: Elliptic appeared first on Invezz.
2022-2-26 21:07 | |
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This year, well-wishers are donating more money in form of crypto donations to non-profit organizations having surpassed the $100 million mark compared to last year’s $4 million. This is according to The Giving Block, a popular crypto philanthropy platform through which non-profits raise money from well-wishers.
2021-12-28 18:40 | |
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New means of producing money have often resulted in new ways of giving it generously. With cryptocurrencies being worth more than all US dollars in circulation, holders must decide what kind of contributors they want to be.
2021-12-25 08:00 | |
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Bitcoin has been touted as many things – a store of value, a means of exchange, and crazy magic computer money. Certain South American nations have considered BTC as legal tender. Online retailers are setting up crypto payment options as the most convenient way to trade internationally.
2021-9-21 14:54 | |
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“Cryptocurrency is money,” argues a Wisconsin State Assembly candidate.
2020-9-21 13:51 | |
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Presidential hopeful Senator Joe Biden took an opportunistic chance to raise money from the recent Twitter scam. His Twitter feed included a snarky request for donations from anyone who wants to keep ‘Donald Trump a one-term President:’ I don’t have Bitcoin, and I’ll never ask you to send me any.
2020-7-18 14:10 | |
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A Parisian street artist is receiving hundreds of dollars every day in bitcoin donations from his painting that speaks about “fiat and money printing. ” Pascal Boyart’s latest mural, “Confessions of a Red Jester”, is a modern interpretation of the 1862 painting “Stańczyk” by Polish romanticist painter Jan Matejko.
2020-7-11 19:30 | |
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The Dutch branch of Red Cross is now accepting cryptocurrencies to raise money in the fight against COVID-19. Red Cross is trying to boost donations and is now accepting cryptocurrencies. On the Dutch website for Red Cross, one can now donate cryptocurrencies to aid in the fight against the novel coronavirus.
2020-3-15 06:15 | |
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Bitcoin, for the good and the bad? The largest cryptocurrency in the market, Bitcoin is not new for being under the limelight as a tool used for terror funding, money laundering, and the currency oThe post Not all Bitcoins 'received by Cash4PS in its lifetime were donations to PRC' appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2020-1-22 09:34 | |
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The report from an Israeli organisation claims the group used bitcoin to avoid sanctions, offer a degree of anonymity to donors and enable cross-border money transfers.
2020-1-20 16:00 | |
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Making donations is a great way for the cryptocurrency community to spread acceptance for peer-to-peer electronic money to new people and institutions. And options for giving with bitcoin cash to your supported causes are expanding all the time, with organizations such as Save the Children joining in.
2019-12-3 15:45 | |
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Special thanks to the Gitcoin team and especially Frank Chen for working with me through these numbers The next round of Gitcoin Grants quadratic funding has just finished, and we the numbers for how much each project has received were just released.
2019-10-30 04:03 | |
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UNICEF has taken a step further towards cryptocurrency adoption by increasing its acceptance of Bitcoin (BTC) donations. UNICEF Funds To Stay As Crypto According to a press release on October 8, the international body has opted to allow the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) to receive money in cryptocurrency.
2019-10-9 10:02 | |
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Cryptocurrency donations to political campaigns in Japan will not be regulated, stated politician Ms. Sanae Takaichi. This adds to Japan’s liberal stance on digital assets, potentially opening doors for new types of political funding.
2019-10-9 01:43 | |
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Japanese Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications, Sanae Takaichi, told a recent press conference that crypto-donations are “legal” in the country. According to reports, the Minister cited the Political Funds Control Law and noted that donations in virtual assets were not subject to this law.
2019-10-8 12:34 | |
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The rise of cryptocurrency is changing the philanthropic world by causing the redistribution of wealth from old money to visionary innovators and early tech adopters. The new crypto rich invest their donations by supporting scientific research in groundbreaking fields that may one day enable humanity to cure aging, reverse death and completely change the relationship […] The post Immortality, Cryogenics and UBI: How The Crypto Rich Influence Science appeared first on Bitcoin News.
2019-8-26 19:45 | |
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Kik, the embattled messaging startup behind the Kin cryptocurrency, is now crowd-sourcing donations to help fund its legal battle with US regulators. The Defend Crypto Fund is said to be tailored specifically to fight the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) “on behalf of the future of crypto in the [United States].
2019-5-28 17:30 | |
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Bitcoin [BTC], the largest cryptocurrency in the space has often taken the center stage for being termed as a go-to coin for criminals and money launderers. The coin made headlines once again after a report by Whitestream claimed that Bitcoin donations to ISIS increased a day prior to the Sri Lanka bombing, which killed around […] The post Bitcoin [BTC]/Sri Lanka bombing: Our services have NOT been used by ISIS, claims CoinPayments appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2019-5-6 18:30 | |
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Over a billion dollars have been raised for the reconstruction of Notre Dame. People with deep pockets have seized the opportunity to throw their money around, and Binance refuses to miss a marketing opportunity.
2019-4-18 17:56 | |
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A significant chunk of the famous Notre Dame cathedral burned down earlier this week, and now France’s government is mulling whether to accept cryptocurrency to rebuild it—but please, for the love of Satoshi, keep your Bitcoin.
2019-4-18 13:19 | |
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Bitcoin donations are pouring in for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, who was arrested April 11 in London pursuant to an extradition agreement with the United States. Donations started to spike after the official Wikileaks account posted a tweet yesterday, soliciting contributions to Assange’s legal defense fund.
2019-4-13 22:25 | |
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Bitcoin as a free speech of money is gaining momentum as more than $30,000 (and counting) worth of Bitcoin has been donated to Wikileaks defense fund since its founder Julian Assange’s arrest. Yesterday, we reported the arrest of Julian Assange from the Ecuadorian embassy in London, where he had been living for the past seven […]
2019-4-12 18:21 | |
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PewDiePie has announced a special event, but it won’t be live on his native YouTube. Instead, he will use a blockchain-infused streaming service DLive – and he’s giving away a bag of money to help promote the budding network.
2019-4-10 15:42 | |
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Rookie U. S. Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has been dragged into an emerging campaign finance scandal that could potentially compromise her carefully crafted reputation as the ‘people’s candidate,’ as well as call her political platform into question just three months after the 2018 midterm elections that saw her become the youngest-ever female member of Congress.
2019-3-5 05:24 | |
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While crypto has done a lot of good in the world by allowing people to send money at record speeds and removing the monopoly held by large Institutions, there has been a significant number of downsides to the use of the currencies.
2019-2-17 22:26 | |
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According to Elections Canada, the agency that runs federal elections in Canada, there has been “a growing interest” in cryptocurrency donations. This trend has prompted some political parties to ask for a ruling on how best to manage bitcoin and other cryptocurrency political donations and how to navigate the various reporting systems required by both Elections Canada and the parties so that they comply with the Canada Elections Act.
2019-1-24 20:28 | |
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A rather interesting listing has popped up in The Times of parents seeking to raise money for their newborn baby via Bitcoin donations. ‘Bitcoin Baby’ Asks for College Donations Little Izabella Anna Bowles was born on January 6th, 2019.
2019-1-15 07:00 | |
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A new method for stealing cryptocurrencies involves using a downloadable movie file as bait, and it is also being utilized to mine cryptocurrency and manipulate Google results. In addition, the virus also attempts to steal cryptocurrency through Wikipedia donations according to security researcher ‘@0xffff08000’ (Jan 10).
2019-1-14 16:01 | |
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Mexican startup Airtm will launch a campaign to raise donations for Venezuelans, a country whose poor monetary policies have plagued it with hyperinflation. Called the AirdropVenezuela.
2018-11-28 19:29 | |
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Are you planning to do some shopping on Amazon this holiday season? If so, you can also support BitGive, the first registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit charity that uses the power of bitcoin to support some great philanthropic projects around the world.
2018-11-23 20:10 | |
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OsiaNetwork LLC has reached out to the Federal Election Committee (FEC) in the hopes that it will allow computer sharing for crypto mining for campaign donations. Osia says it would like to be the platform in which volunteers share their computer power to mine cryptocurrencies, which are then donated to political campaigns of their choice.
2018-10-5 23:57 | |
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Based on blockchain technology, most cryptocurrencies have an open and public ledger of transactions. While this is required for these systems to work, it comes with a significant downside: Privacy is often quite limited.
2018-10-2 17:27 | |
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Cryptography researchers have urged the Monero community to donate XMR in order to continue the development of the popular anonymous altcoin Monero. Academics Brandon Gooddall (also known as Surae Noether) and Dr.
2018-9-17 15:03 | |
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Crypto, charity and cycling. It’s an unlikely triad, but two fitness enthusiasts-turned-crypto philanthropists believe that, taken in combination, the three can drive positive change.
2018-9-12 21:42 | |
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YouTube this week revealed new tools that allow users to more easily raise money for charities. It’ll also help by paying the fees for donations up to a point. The primary tool, which I expect will be the most frequently used by followers, is Super Chats for Good.
2018-9-1 00:58 | |
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Every year, billions are spent on charitable donations worldwide. Yet for many people, once that money has been given to a charity they don’t know where it goes. As a result, trust in the charity industry has dropped.
2018-7-17 14:47 | |
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Critics have always been vocal about the potential usage of cryptocurrency in money laundering and the financing of a host of illegal activities. Recently, one more item has been added into their list of potential crypto issues when a cybersecurity consultant warned that these digital assets might be used to disrupt the US election process.
2018-6-29 12:04 | |
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The Labour government said the bill will give owners of bitcoin and other digital assets greater legal protection.
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer appointed Tulip Siddiq as the City Minister, a role that oversees financial services including crypto.
Taiwan's crypto advocacy body, the Taiwan Virtual Asset Service Provider Association, has been formally established and the founding meeting held with 24 cryptocurrency-related entities.
The exchange could return as a FIU-registered firm after paying the fine, the report added.
This is the third test for the Province's new tool to combat money laundering.
The Federal Reserve continues to pilot a central bank digital currency, but will not issue one without executive branch and Congressional support, the report said.
India's most controversial crypto tax, the 1% TDS levy deducted at source, should be lowered to 0.01%, according to the findings of a new study.