Nonprofits

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Non-Profit Organization Energy Web Starts Sustainability Registry for Bitcoin Miners
Miners will be scored based on their use of clean energy and grid impact.
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Brink Emerges as the Top Funder of Bitcoin Core Development, BitMex Research Says
The nonprofit has funded the highest number of active Bitcoin Core developers and reviewers.
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Bitcoin R&D Center Vinteum Launches in Brazil
The nonprofit aims to support developers in Latin America.
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Givepact Builds Free Crypto Fundraising Platform for Nonprofits
The fundraising platform aims to create an economy of giving and advocacy in the metaverse. It's a finalist in this week's Web 3 Pitch Fest at Consensus.
Givepact co-founders Steven Aguiar and Alicia Cepeda Maule (Givepact)

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Kimbal Musk and His Big Green DAO
Elon's brother on his DAO nonprofit: "It has never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever been done."
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Crypto Donations to Tor Surged 841% in 2021
Crypto Donations to Tor Surged 841% in 2021
Crypto donations to privacy-focused nonprofit the Tor Project surged 841% in 2021 from 2020 to $940,000. Of the nearly $1 million raised, 58% of the donations were in cryptocu...
Crypto Donations to Tor Surged 841% in 2021

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CipherTrace to Tackle 'Modern-Day Slavery' With Crypto Analytics
The blockchain security firm has partnered with the Anti-Human Trafficking Intelligence Initiative (ATII) to fight human trafficking.
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New Libra Fork Will Create Permissionless Stablecoin Free of Corporate Control
Thirty blockchain companies and nonprofit organizations plan to fork the Facebook-led Libra cryptocurrency to build an open alternative.
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Stellar Foundation Hires Mozilla Exec as Its New CEO
The Stellar Foundation has hired former Mozilla exec Denelle Dixon to be its new CEO as founder Jed McCaleb moves to a tech role.
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NEM Foundation, Nearly Broke, Plans Layoffs and Pivot
The leading non-profit behind the NEM blockchain is seeking $7.5 million in emergency funding to keep the lights on.
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