{"id":41801,"date":"2024-11-21T08:32:12","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T08:32:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/fundraising-platform-justgiving-accepts-over-60-cryptocurrencies-including-bitcoin-ethereum\/"},"modified":"2024-11-21T08:32:12","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T08:32:12","slug":"fundraising-platform-justgiving-accepts-over-60-cryptocurrencies-including-bitcoin-ethereum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/fundraising-platform-justgiving-accepts-over-60-cryptocurrencies-including-bitcoin-ethereum\/","title":{"rendered":"Fundraising platform JustGiving accepts over 60 cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin, Ethereum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : CoinJournal: Latest Crypto News, Altcoin News and Cryptocurrency Comparison )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-site=\"CoinJournal\">\n<div class=\"post-article-image  -mt-24  mb-8  lg:-mt-32  rounded  overflow-hidden\" data-site=\"CoinJournal\">\n<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2022\/11\/Binance_Charity_NGO_Blockchain_Uganda-smartcrop-750x375.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 750px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2022\/11\/Binance_Charity_NGO_Blockchain_Uganda-smartcrop-363x181.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2022\/11\/Binance_Charity_NGO_Blockchain_Uganda-smartcrop-750x375.jpg\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 750px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2022\/11\/Binance_Charity_NGO_Blockchain_Uganda-smartcrop-363x181.jpg\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/>\n<\/picture>                    <\/div>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">JustGiving now accepts over 60 cryptocurrencies for people to donate with<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">94% of crypto users are Millennials and Generation Z<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">More than $2 billion has been donated to charitable causes over the past five years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>UK-based fundraising platform JustGiving is teaming up with The Giving Block, a digital asset company, to start accepting crypto donations.<\/p>\n<p>JustGiving now allows users to donate in more than 60 cryptocurrencies, including <a href=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/search\/bitcoin\">Bitcoin<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/search\/Ethereum\">Ethereum<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/search\/tether\">Tether<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/search\/doge\">Doge<\/a>, according to a report from <a href=\"https:\/\/fundraising.co.uk\/2024\/11\/19\/justgiving-announces-acceptance-of-more-than-60-forms-of-cryptocurrency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UK Fundraising<\/a>. The move comes as the crypto market is experiencing a surge in value, with Bitcoin recording a new all-time high <a href=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/news\/vantard-meme-index-fund-explodes-as-bitcoin-breaks-94k\/\">of over $94,000<\/a> yesterday on CoinMarketCap.<\/p>\n<p>According to JustGiving\u2019s website, over the past 24 years, the fundraising platform has raised $7.2 billion (\u00a36 billion) and is trusted by thousands of charities worldwide, including the Alzheimer\u2019s Society, the British Heart Foundation, Macmillan Cancer Support, and Mind.<\/p>\n<p>Pascale Harvie, President and General Manager of JustGiving, said:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn recent years there has been a surge in the use of cryptocurrencies and our decision to enable cryptocurrency donations is the latest demonstration of our commitment to forward-thinking innovation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tapping into a tech-savvy demographic is also key. According to JustGiving, 94% of crypto users are Millennials and Gen Z.<\/p>\n<p>Alex Wilson, co-founder of The Giving Block, said that \u201ccharities need to tap into this new donor demographic,\u201d adding:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201c580 million people now use cryptocurrency around the world and the market is worth nearly $3 trillion. Our goal is to make accepting cryptocurrency donations just as easy as taking any other online donations.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20240229964997\/en\/The-Giving-Block%E2%80%99s-2024-Annual-Report-on-Crypto-Philanthropy-Crypto-Donations-Are-A-Multi-Billion-Dollar-Revenue-Stream-for-Charities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2024 Annual Report<\/a> from The Giving Block, it noted that more than $2 billion has been donated to charitable causes over the past five years.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-meta\">\n<hr class=\"mb-6\"\/>\n<h6 class=\"text-3xl  mb-4  text-green-300\">Share this article<\/h6>\n<hr class=\"mb-6\"\/>\n<h6 class=\"text-3xl  mb-4  text-green-300\">Categories<\/h6>\n<hr class=\"mb-6\"\/>\n<h6 class=\"text-3xl  mb-4  text-green-300\">Tags<\/h6>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/news\/fundraising-platform-justgiving-accepts-over-60-cryptocurrencies-including-bitcoin-ethereum\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : CoinJournal: Latest Crypto News, Altcoin News and Cryptocurrency Comparison ) JustGiving now accepts over 60 cryptocurrencies for people to donate with 94% of crypto users are Millennials and Generation Z More than $2 billion has been donated to charitable causes over the past five years UK-based fundraising platform JustGiving is teaming [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3947362367,"featured_media":41802,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[35],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41801"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3947362367"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41801"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41801\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41802"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41801"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41801"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41801"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}