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Revision as of 09:37, 30 November 2021
Contents
Sample questions
The following are some interesting questions that can be answered by reading this timeline:
Big picture
Time period | Development summary | More details |
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2018 | “Silicon Valley foundation's crypto assets plunged, but donations rose in 2018” [1] | |
2020 | “COVID-19 has spurred more nonprofit organizations to accept crypto” [2] |
Full timeline
Year | Month and date | Event type | Details |
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2013 | "Roger Ver donated 1 million worth of Bitcoin shares to the Foundation for Economic Education in the year 2013."[3] | ||
2019 | May 22 | “Nonprofits turn to cryptocurrency to help Venezuelans in need” [4] | |
2019 | July 18 | “Ripple co-founder's donation signals bright philanthropic future for crypto” [5] | |
2014 | July 30 | "On 30 July 2014, the Wikimedia Foundation started accepting donations of bitcoin" | |
2019 | July | “As the Venezuelan government clamps down on aid coming into the country, donors have turned to cryptocurrencies” [6] | |
2019 | August 19 | “Fidelity’s Charity Arm Has Received Over $100 Million in Crypto Donations” [7] | |
2019 | September 11 | ““Looking for a way to help those affected by Hurricane Dorian? Lend a Hand Bahamas has set up a Coinbase Commerce account to accept crypto donations for relief efforts easily. Donate here. And learn more about Lend a Hand Bahamas,” tweeted Coinbase” [8] | |
2019 | October 9 | “The UN children’s charity now accepts donations in cryptocurrency” [9] | |
2019 | December 3 | “Save the Children Now Accepts Bitcoin Cash Donations” [10] | |
2020 | January 4 | “BITCOIN FOR CHARITY: BTC DONATIONS ARE ON FOR AUSTRALIAN BUSH FIRES [11] | |
2020 | January 5 | “TRON founder and BitTorrent CEO Justin Sun in a tweet pledged to donate $1 Mn to environment activist Greta Thunberg to help raise global awareness of the climate crisis” [12] | |
2020 | January 8 | “Binance Donates $1 Million in Crypto for Australian Bushfire Relief” [13] | |
2020 | January 17 | “IRS Confirms Tax Treatment Of Virtual Currency Charitable Donations” [14] | |
2020 | March | “Cryptocurrency donations are set to rise as charities embrace the technology’s transparency, immutability and traceability” [15] | |
2020 | April 08 | “Italian Red Cross Builds COVID-19 Medical Post With Donated Bitcoins” [16] | |
2020 | April | “FBI Warns of 4 Cryptocurrency Fraud Schemes tied to COVID-19” " Scammers, posing as employers, may ask you to accept a “donation” of funds into your own bank account and to deposit them into a crypto kiosk. The so-called “donation” is likely money stolen from others. Your acceptance and transfer of the stolen money is considered illegal money mule activity and potentially unlicensed money transmission."[17] | |
2020 | May 14 | “Crypto vs COVID-19: Bitcasino.io raises 20BTC donation and launches charity poker tournament” [18] | |
2020 | May | “Mexican Companies Launch Crypto Donation Platform for People Impacted by COVID-19” [19] | |
2020 | June 14 | “Bitcoin Owner Loses All His BTC To Phishing Scam, Crypto Community Sends Donation” [20] | |
2020 | June 18 | “Ethereum Foundation Makes Second Crypto Donation to UNICEF” [21] | |
2020 | July 14 | “Hodlers Can Donate Crypto to Charity to Minimize Tax Payments” [22] | |
2020 | July 15 | “Charity Giant Behind Give.org Launches a Blockchain Donation Platform” [23] | |
2020 | August 18 | “Binance Charity Pledges $20K to Beirut Explosion Relief Efforts” [24] | |
2020 | September | “Bitcoin Campaign Contributions Are Getting More Mainstream” [25] | |
2020 | October 12 | “$11 Million in Bitcoin Mined in 2010 Just Moved, Part Donated to FSF” [26] | |
2020 | December 18 | “Salvation Army starts accepting cryptocurrency donations” [27] | |
2021 | January 19 | “Bitcoin.com Founder Roger Ver Donates Two Major Gifts to the Foundation for Economic Education” [28] | |
2021 | January 25 | “Grayscale Investments Donates $1 Million to Coin Center and Pledges to Match Donations Up to an Additional $1 Million” [29] | |
2021 | January 26 | “American Cancer Society Starts 'Crypto Only' Donation Fund” [30] | |
2021 | February 10 | “Jack Dorsey donates $1 million to crypto think tank Coin Center” [31] “JTwitter Mulls Bitcoin as Dorsey Donates to Coin Center” [32] | |
2021 | May 12 | "Ethereum Creator, Vitalik Buterin, Donates Over $1B to India COVID Relief"[33] | |
2021 | September 30 | "Central Pacific Bank Foundation begins accepting cryptocurrency donations"[34] |
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What the timeline is still missing
- Vipul: Also "philanthropy by people who became wealthy through cryptocurrency (e.g., Coinbase founder signing Giving Pledge, Pineapple fund, crypto donations to MIRI in 2017)"
- Vipul: "check out Sam Bankman-Fried "
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- Vitalik crypto donations in May 2021 to MIRI, GiveWell, and others: tweet
- Crypto donations to MIRI in May 2021 including Vitalik's MIRI donation + another big one: Our all-time largest donation, and major crypto support from Vitalik Buterin
- EffectiveCrypto.org
Timeline update strategy
See also
External links
References
- ↑ Pender, Kathleen (22 June 2019). "Silicon Valley foundation's crypto assets plunged, but donations rose in 2018". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ↑ "COVID-19 has spurred more nonprofit organizations to accept crypto". Cointelegraph. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ↑ "WHO ARE THE RICHEST BITCOIN OWNERS? Bitcoin - Henry Harvin". www.henryharvin.com. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ↑ "Nonprofits turn to cryptocurrency to help Venezuelans in need". NBC News. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ↑ "Ripple co-founder's donation signals bright philanthropic future for crypto". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ↑ Grinspan, Lautaro (10 July 2019). "Want to help people in Venezuela? Your best bet might be bitcoin.". Vox. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ↑ "Fidelity's Charity Arm Has Received Over $100 Million in Crypto Donations". CoinDesk. 19 August 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ↑ "Tether donates $1 million to help victims in hurricane Dorian-ravaged Bahamas - Micky News". Micky. 11 September 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ↑ Taylor, Chloe (9 October 2019). "The UN children's charity now accepts donations in cryptocurrency". CNBC. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ↑ "Save the Children Now Accepts Bitcoin Cash Donations – News Bitcoin News". Bitcoin News. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ↑ "Bitcoin for Charity: BTC Donations are on for Australian Bush Fires". Bitcoinist.com. 4 January 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ↑ "Cryptocurrency This Week: Bitcoin Halving, TRON's Sun To Donate $ 1Mn To Greta Thungberg And More". Inc42 Media. 5 January 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ↑ "Binance Donates $1 Million in Crypto for Australian Bushfire Relief – News Bitcoin News". Bitcoin News. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ↑ Erb, Kelly Phillips. "IRS Confirms Tax Treatment Of Virtual Currency Charitable Donations". Forbes. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ↑ Stevens, Decrypt / Robert (28 March 2020). "How crypto will change the face of charity". Decrypt. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ↑ "Italian Red Cross Builds COVID-19 Medical Post With Donated Bitcoins". Cointelegraph. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ↑ "FBI Warns of 4 Cryptocurrency Fraud Schemes tied to COVID-19". https://www.kcbd.com. Retrieved 12 February 2021. External link in
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(help) - ↑ "Crypto vs COVID-19: Bitcasino.io raises 20BTC donation and launches charity poker tournament". CalvinAyre.com. 14 May 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ↑ "Mexican Companies Launch Crypto Donation Platform for People Impacted by COVID-19". Cointelegraph. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ↑ Mislos, Vincent (14 June 2020). "Bitcoin Owner Loses All His BTC To Phishing Scam, Crypto Community Sends Donation". International Business Times. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ↑ "Ethereum Foundation Makes Second Crypto Donation to UNICEF". CoinDesk. 18 June 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ↑ "Hodlers Can Donate Crypto to Charity to Minimize Tax Payments". CoinDesk. 14 July 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ↑ "Charity Giant Behind Give.org Launches a Blockchain Donation Platform". Cointelegraph. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ↑ "Binance Charity Pledges $20K to Beirut Explosion Relief Efforts". CoinDesk. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ↑ "Bitcoin Campaign Contributions Are Getting More Mainstream". www.govtech.com. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ↑ "$11 Million in Bitcoin Mined in 2010 Just Moved, Part Donated to FSF". CryptoGlobe. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ↑ "Salvation Army starts accepting cryptocurrency donations". KSBY. 19 December 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ↑ "Bitcoin.com Founder Roger Ver Donates Two Major Gifts to the Foundation for Economic Education". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ↑ "Grayscale Investments Donates $1 Million to Coin Center and Pledges to Match Donations Up to an Additional $1 Million". finance.yahoo.com. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ↑ Hayward, Decrypt / Andrew (26 January 2021). "American Cancer Society Starts 'Crypto Only' Donation Fund". Decrypt. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ↑ Browne, Ryan (10 February 2021). "Jack Dorsey donates $1 million to crypto think tank Coin Center". CNBC. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ↑ "Twitter Mulls Bitcoin as Dorsey Donates to Coin Center". cryptobriefing.com. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ↑ Conway, Luke. "Ethereum Creator, Vitalik Buterin, Donates Over $1B to India COVID Relief". The Street Crypto: Bitcoin and cryptocurrency news, advice, analysis and more. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ↑ "Central Pacific Bank Foundation begins accepting cryptocurrency donations". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 1 October 2021.