UNICEF Now Accepting Donations Through Bitcoin and Ether

Wednesday, October 9, 2019

By Vidhi Doshi

The UN children’s agency, Unicef, has announced it is accepting and disbursing donations through cryptocurrencies ether and bitcoin.

Unicef’s new Cryptocurrency Fund is the latest in a series of efforts by aid organisations to experiment with “blockchain” currencies, which have the potential to transform charitable giving and increase financial transparency.

Cryptocurrencies are virtual currencies that can be cashed in for real money, and are not linked to any single country or central authority. Instead, a ledger of transactions is maintained by a decentralised network of computers.

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Source: The Guardian (link opens in a new window)

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blockchain, cryptocurrency, global development, nonprofits, philanthropy