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Bitcoin Society CEO: Why Digital Currency is a Tool for Global Good

Matthew Kenahan tells CoinDesk about the charitable side of bitcoin and its need for a more positive image.

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Bitcoin Holds Big Promise for Charity but Hasn't Delivered Many Big Gifts

Interest in fundraising in bitcoin is growing among charities, but the donations are slow to come in.

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CoinJar Launches Bitcoin Donation Drive for Teen Entrepreneur

The Australia-based exchange is giving a funding boost to an enterprising young farmer.

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Community Rallies to Support Victims of Flooded Satoshi Forest

Heavy rains in Florida have resulted in damage to notable digital currency charity Sean's Outpost.

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Markets

BitPay to Match 1 BTC in Donations for BitGive Clean Water Campaign

BitGive's latest charitable endeavor finds it joining with The Water Project to raise money for clean water in Africa.

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Jimmy Wales Reveals Wikimedia is 'Cautious' About Accepting Bitcoin

Jimmy Wales said in a Twitter conversation that Wikimedia was “cautious” about the Internet encyclopaedia accepting bitcoin donations.

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Mysterious Robin Hood Figure Donating Much Dogecoin with Art

An anonymous character known as 'Hood' is giving away thousands of dollars-worth of dogecoin to address social injustice.

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Bitcoin Community Raises Cash for Dorian Nakamoto and Hal Finney

The bitcoin community launched two fundraisers over the last week for two high-profile figures in bitcoin.

Is Dorian Nakamoto really Satoshi? Decidedly not. But researchers are working to understand the mining patterns of some of Bitcoin's earliest contributors. (Damian Dovarganes/AP Photo)

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Dogecoin Foundation to Raise $50k for Kenya's Water Crisis

To support World Water day, the Dogecoin Foundation aims to raise 40m dogecoin for new water wells.

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Penn State Students Launch Bitcoin Club with Grand Ambitions

The founders say there’s more to digital currencies than personal profit. How about a little philanthropy?

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