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** You will mostly see novel adoptions in different fields.
* What are some enterprises aimed at receiving cryptocurrency donations for philanthropic causes?
** Sort the full timeline by "Event type" and look for the group of rows with value "Campaign launch" (for campaigns), "Platform launch" (for online platforms), "Program launch", "Partnership", and "Charity fund launch".
* Other events are described under the following types: "Security", "Tool launch", "Trend growth".
| 2018 || June 4 || {{w|Ripple}} || || Donation || Ripple unveils its University Blockchain Research Initiative (UBRI), consisting of a US$50 million donation to 17 universities globally to support education in blockchain and crypto.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ripple Donates $50 Mln to Universities to Support Blockchain, Crypto Education |url=https://cointelegraph.com/news/ripple-donates-50-mln-to-universities-to-support-blockchain-crypto-education |website=Cointelegraph |access-date=17 December 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
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| 2018 || June 27 || || Charity || Charity fund Platform launch || {{w|Coinbase}} CEO {{w|Brian Armstrong}} launches charity fund GiveCrypto.org, which aims to raise US$1 billion over the next two years. According to Armstrong, the fund was inspired by the {{w|Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation}} and acts of charity from the crypto community.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bitcoin for the Poor: Coinbase CEO Launches GiveCryto, Aims to Raise $1 Billion |url=https://fortune.com/2018/06/27/coinbase-bitcoin-givecrypto/ |website=Fortune |access-date=16 December 2021 |language=en}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web |title=Coinbase CEO unveils crypto charity fund targeted at $1 billion |url=https://techcrunch.com/2018/06/28/coinbase-ceo-unveils-crypto-charity-fund/ |website=TechCrunch |access-date=16 December 2021}}</ref>
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| 2018 || June 28 || {{w|Ethereum}} || Charity || Program launch || Basketball team {{w|Sacramento Kings}} announce charitable program MiningForGood, which through a partnership with MiningStore.com, would allow the team to install cryptocurrency mining machines in the only Tier 4 data center in a professional sports arena. Cryptocurrency mining is aimed to support charitable causes.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sacramento Kings will mine cryptocurrency to support good causes |url=https://www.engadget.com/2018-06-27-sacramento-kings-to-mine-cryptocurrency.html |website=Engadget |access-date=16 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Sacramento Kings to Mine Cryptocurrency for Charity |url=https://www.sporttechie.com/sacramento-kings-mine-cryptocurrency-ethereum-charity/ |website=www.sporttechie.com |access-date=6 January 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Sacramento Kings to Mine Ethereum for Charity - CoinWire |url=https://www.coinwire.com/sacramento-kings-to-mine-ethereum-for-charity |website=www.coinwire.com |access-date=6 January 2022}}</ref>
