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| 2016 || Formalization || Organizations trying to do charity work and delivering aid through the form of Bitcoin begin to emerge, along with organizations that do impact investing based on blockchain technology.<ref>{{cite web |title=Blockchain for Philanthropy – Master of Development Practice |url=https://mdp.berkeley.edu/blockchain-for-philanthropy/ |website=mdp.berkeley.edu |access-date=14 December 2021}}</ref>
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| 2017 || Take off || Cryptocurrency donations accelerate in this year 2017 after Bitcoin hits US$20,000 for the first time. Over US$100 million in crypto is donated to the few organizations who are ready to accept Bitcoin. Since then, cryptocurrency donations would increase with estimates of $200-$300 million per year being donated in crypto.<ref>{{cite web |title=Is your nonprofit missing out on a huge crypto-tunity? |url=https://www.helenbrowngroup.com/is-your-nonprofit-missing-out-on-a-huge-crypto-tunity/ |website=Helen Brown Group |access-date=16 January 2022 |date=13 May 2021}}</ref> |-| In 2018 || || Whereas , whereas foundations crypto assets plung, donations keep rising in this the year.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pender |first1=Kathleen |title=Silicon Valley foundation's crypto assets plunged, but donations rose in 2018 |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/networth/article/Silicon-Valley-foundation-s-crypto-assets-14029709.php |website=San Francisco Chronicle |access-date=14 February 2021 |date=22 June 2019}}</ref>|-| 2019 || || The Giving Block is established to encourage crypto users to make donations.<ref>{{cite web |title=Donate Cryptocurrency to The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation - Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation |url=https://www.pedaids.org/crypto/ |website=Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation |access-date=16 January 2022}}</ref>|-| In 2020 || Increased adoption in crisis || The , the {{w|COVID-19 pandemic}} purs prompts even more nonprofit organizations to accept cryptocurrency donations.<ref>{{cite web |title=COVID-19 has spurred more nonprofit organizations to accept crypto |url=https://cointelegraph.com/news/covid-19-has-spurred-more-nonprofit-organizations-to-accept-crypto |website=Cointelegraph |access-date=12 February 2021 |language=en}}</ref> "Charitable Organisations Increasingly Receiving Donations in Cryptocurrency"<ref>{{cite web |title=Charitable Organisations Increasingly Receiving Donations in Cryptocurrency |url=https://www.newsbtc.com/news/bitcoin/charitable-organisations-increasingly-receiving-donations-in-cryptocurrency/ |website=NewsBTC |access-date=16 December 2021 |date=4 October 2018}}</ref>
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