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| 2019 || August 9 || || Charity || Platform launch || South Korean conglomerate {{w|SK Group}} creates a blockchain-based donation platform, and proposes two new tokens that would focus on the problem of tracking charitable donations.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Meyer |first1=Richard |title=South Korea's SK Group Proposes Blockchain-Based Donation Platform and Two Tokens |url=https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2019/08/09/south-koreas-sk-group-proposes-blockchain-based-donation-platform-and-two-tokens/ |website=www.coindesk.com |access-date=17 December 2021 |language=en |date=9 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=South Korea’s SK Group Proposes Blockchain-Based Donation Platform and Two Tokens |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/south-korea-sk-group-proposes-190025557.html |website=finance.yahoo.com |access-date=15 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=SK Group Proposes Two Tokens and Blockchain-Based Platfrom - BitBoy Crypto |url=https://bitboycrypto.com/sk-group-proposes-two-tokens-and-blockchain-based-platfrom/ |website=bitboycrypto.com |access-date=15 January 2022 |date=10 August 2019}}</ref>
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| 2019 || August || {{w|Bitcoin}}, {{w|Ethereum}}, {{w|Litecoin}} || Emergency ({{w|natural disaster}}) || Program Platform launch || Crypto developers in {{w|Iran}} create IranRescueBit, a blockchain-enabled online platform for facilitating aid donations made in cryptocurrencies, to people who have suffered the [[w:2019 Iran floods|flooding affecting the country]]. This is in response to international politics interfering with humanitarian needs, including efforts to receive foreign financial aid for flood victims. Being developed by volunteers independently of the government, the platform accepts donations in Bitcoin, Ethereum and Litecoin.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Motamedi |first1=Maziar |title=Iran crypto developers launch platform for flood-victim aid |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2019/8/14/iran-crypto-developers-launch-platform-for-flood-victim-aid |website=www.aljazeera.com |access-date=17 December 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Iran Crypto Devs Launch Platform for Flood Victims in Light of US Sanctions |url=https://cointelegraph.com/news/iran-crypto-devs-launch-platform-for-flood-victims-in-light-of-us-sanctions |website=Cointelegraph |access-date=30 December 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Iran Crypto Devs Launch Platform for Flood Victims in Light of US Sanctions By Cointelegraph |url=https://www.investing.com/news/cryptocurrency-news/iran-crypto-devs-launch-platform-for-flood-victims-in-light-of-us-sanctions-1955506 |website=Investing.com |access-date=30 December 2021 |language=en-us}}</ref>
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| 2019 || August 19 || || {{w|Charity}} || Donation || Fidelity's charity arm, Fidelity Charitable, cumulates US$100 million in crypto donations.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fidelity's Charity Arm Has Received Over $100 Million in Crypto Donations |url=https://www.coindesk.com/fidelitys-charity-arm-has-received-more-than-100-million-in-crypto-since-2015 |website=CoinDesk |access-date=14 February 2021 |language=en |date=19 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Fidelity Charitable Received Over $100M in Crypto Donations Since 2015 |url=https://cointelegraph.com/news/fidelity-charitable-received-over-100m-in-crypto-donations-since-2015 |website=Cointelegraph |access-date=2 December 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Aki |first1=Jimmy |title=Fidelity Charitable Surpasses $100 Million in Cryptocurrency Donations |url=https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/fidelity-charitable-surpasses-100-million-in-cryptocurrency-donations |website=Bitcoin Magazine: Bitcoin News, Articles, Charts, and Guides |access-date=17 December 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
