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Tech

Crypto Miner Marathon Pledges $500K in Matching Funds to Brink for Bitcoin Development

Marathon CEO Fred Thiel tells CoinDesk in an interview that he wants to make sure development and maintenance of the open-source Bitcoin Core client software are "properly funded."

Fred Thiel at Bitcoin 2023. (Frederick Munawa)

Policy

People Are Sending Millions in Bitcoin to Aid Ukraine's Military as Russia Advances

A digital wallet raising funds to support the Ukrainian army has received almost $5 million in bitcoin.

The national yellow and blue flag of Ukraine (Valentyn Semenov/Getty)

Videos

Canadian Truckers Turn to BTC as GoFundMe Shuts Down $9M in Donations

A group of Canadian truckers has turned to bitcoin for donations following the suspension of a GoFundMe fundraiser. The GoFundMe account had received more than $9 million in donations toward Canadian truckers protesting vaccine mandates. Jaxx wallet CEO Anthony Di lorio discusses the reactions, implications and potential trust issues for blockchain as a tool for financial freedom.

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Markets

Russian Political Activists Urge Supporters to Learn About Crypto

Navalny's team says they "will be patiently teaching everyone to use cryptocurrencies and learn ourselves."

Leonid Volkov, head of Navalny's political network, calls for bitcoin donations.

Finance

US Healthcare Provider Gets Bitcoin Donations Totaling $800K From Single Benefactor

The anonymous individual had asked in January if Cape Cod Healthcare could accept bitcoin donations.

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Markets

Fidelity's Charity Arm Raised $28M in Crypto Donations Last Year

The 2020 crypto totals beat 2019's tally of $13 million, but the amount fell short of 2018's $30 million.

Fidelity CEO Abigail Johnson at Consenys 2017

Tech

Bitcoin Developer Fund Brink Secures Tax-Exempt Status

U.S. bitcoiners can now make tax-exempt donations to fund Bitcoin development.

U.S tax payers can now write off their Bitcoin development donations through Brink.

Markets

Bitcoin Donations to Navalny Surge After Russian Opposition Leader Is Jailed

Putin's opponent received 3.7 bitcoin in the last week, tripling the amount raised in the first two weeks of 2021.

Protesters demanding the release of Vladimir Putin's critic Alexei Navalny in Moscow, Jan. 23, 2021

Finance

Telegram CEO Donates 10 BTC to Pandemic Relief Effort

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov reportedly donated about $90,000 worth of bitcoin to help alleviate the financial burden of COVID-19 pandemic in Russia.

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov (TechCrunch)

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